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MLC Life recruits merger specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... award-winning health and wellness offering, alongside Resolution Life's advanced digital solutions and retirement product suite to deliver products and services that meet the evolving needs of customers. Resolution became a major player in the local ...

Grattan Institute renews calls for best-in-show super funds, partial annuitisation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025
The Grattan Institute is urging the government to mandate the partial annuitisation of Australians' superannuation and implement the 'best-in-show' list of funds to help simplify a "complex" system and allow retirees to spend their savings ...

How to simplify super to get better retirement outcomes: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... arrangement would generally be fully portable, allowing individuals to transfer their full balance to another retirement product within the same super fund or to a different fund. Individuals would be provided with additional information or limited financial ...

UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
UniSuper has appointed a new head of product following Ian Lorimer's decision to step down after 13 years with the superannuation fund. The superannuation fund has confirmed that Darren Williams has been promoted to the head of product role. "Darren ...

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. ...

TelstraSuper and Equip Super merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
TelstraSuper and Equip Super have confirmed their merger, with the boards signing a binding Heads of Agreement to proceed with a successor fund transfer and appointing key leadership roles. The agreement follows the announcement in September that the ...

Chalmers unveils new superannuation reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024
... outcomes for Australians. The reforms include changes to income stream regulation and enabling innovation in retirement product design. "These changes will allow funds to offer product features that members want, such as money bank guarantees and installment ...

Insignia Financial eyes 'most efficient' title by 2030

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is hoping artificial intelligence (AI) and a direct-to-consumer superannuation push will see it become Australia's "leading and most efficient" wealth manager and save $200 million per annum by 2030. Revealing its five-year strategy ...

Choice products continue to overshadow MySuper: APRA

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
The June quarter saw the superannuation industry amassing $2.37 trillion across 986 superannuation products and 22.8 million accounts, according to APRA's latest data. Of which, $1.2 trillion sits across choice products. Of the 812 choice products ...

Moneysoft acquired by MUFG Pension & Market Services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2024
... Services has acquired 100% of financial software Moneysoft, with plans to integrate the technology into its retirement product portfolio. Moneysoft has become part of the Retirement Solutions business at MUFG Pension & Market Services, formerly Link ...