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ASFA names former ABC presenter as strategy chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... successful superannuation system and supporting its aim of providing Australians with dignity and financial security in retirement," Morris said.

Active Super transfers members to Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024
... Active Super has informed members with a Guaranteed Income account that their accounts will move to the Challenger Retirement Fund under a successor fund transfer. Any other Active Super products they're invested in will still transition to Vision Super ...

JANA consultant heads to Qatar

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... to one of Qatar's largest pension funds. After five years at JANA, Kishodaran Letchumanan has joined the General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) - the pension fund for Qatari citizens. The GRSIA has hired Letchumanan as an associate ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... management," a spokesperson said. "He is well-placed to lead and drive the product agenda forward for UniSuper across our retirement, insurance, accumulation and investment offers. His appointment is a testament to our talent within the fund." Speaking ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... universality, and compulsion - and cautioned that any policy proposals undermining these will undermine Australians' retirement savings and "hand a large bill" to taxpayers. For example, its research shows that a 30-year-old who withdrew $20,000 through ...

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... deliver a simpler operating environment for our Master Trust business, allowing us to focus on areas such as product, retirement offer, investment performance and returns, advice and guidance, while keeping key service and administration functions such ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... rules regarding earnings on superannuation assets, which are taxed at 15% in the accumulation phase and tax-free in the retirement phase, create complexity and cost due to the necessity for separate accounts and convoluted processes for transferring ...

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025. The new chief risk officer, Darryl Burke, was previously with Colonial First State in the same role. Burke will lead ART's risk and compliance ...

AustralianSuper replaces retirement lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
AustralianSuper's head of member products, guidance and advice has been promoted to general manager of retirement. This a larger role for Shane Hancock who has been responsible for all superannuation, insurance, and retirement products since 2022. ...

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found. ...