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Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
Qantas Super recently provided an update as to its merger plans, including the appointment of a dedicated committee and an outline of the three key issues forcing its hand. In September, the $8.4 billion fund confirmed it was exploring its options in ...

Changing retirement landscape needs regulatory framework: Actuaries Institute

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... ambiguity may explain funds' reluctance to offer guidance," he concludes. Another highlighted concern is the obstacles that super funds encounter in gaining better insights into their members. The paper explained that many trustees are reluctant ...

Former adviser convicted over false documents

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 30 NOV 2023
... to disclose all relevant information relating to the personal circumstances of the clients, including details of their health and medical history. The incomplete disclosure put clients at risk of not being covered as it meant they had now met the duty ...

Gender pay gap trends down: WGEA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
The gender pay gap has hit a new low of 21.7%, largely driven by women working in senior management positions - except chief executive roles. According to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's (WGEA) latest scorecard, which assessed 4.82 million ...

Super funds increasing offshore investment, currency hedging lessens: NAB

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
According to NAB's latest super insights report, funds are increasingly diversifying internationally; offshore investment allocations rose to 47.8% in 2022, up from 46.8% in the previous year. The report, which surveyed 41 funds comprising 85% of ...

Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... to advice and advice rules about what superfunds can do legally. Once removed, he added, it will more comfortably allow a super fund to have a more meaningful conversation with a member approaching retirement or recently retired who can offer them an ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Superannuation fees in Australia have reached a historic low, with the total expense ratio averaging 0.93% per annum, as per research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information's analysis of over 1500 superannuation fund fee options, spread across ...

Australian Unity sells advice arm to Fortnum, Nestworth

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Australian Unity entered into a strategic alliance, selling its financial advice business to AZ NGA-owned advisory firm Nestworth and Fortnum Private Wealth. AZ NGA, through Nestworth, will acquire Australian Unity's employed adviser and corporate superannuation ...

Betashares to bring Cash Flow Kings ETF to market

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 NOV 2023
... brokerage, and in September, it carved itself a slice of the superannuation sector when it acquired Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's super division.

Industry fund chief steps down

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023
... long-standing chief executive of a $6.7 billion industry fund will leave December 1, after nearly two decades at the helm. Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird, who's held the role since 2005 and presided over "considerable change and growth" ...