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Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
Financial advice industry groups are being joined by superannuation funds in a fight to retain the ability to charge advice fees to MySuper members as the government implements recommendations from the Royal Commission. Draft legislation currently open ...

HESTA appoints GM, internalises investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The $57 billion industry superannuation fund has announced a shakeup to its investment leadership, announcing plans to internalise the management of several asset classes. Steven Semczyszyn will lead development of an internalised Australian equities ...

TAL loses super fund mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... umbrella, have been notified that TAL will no longer provide their group insurance from 1 April. Equity Trustees Superannuation as trustee for the product has appointed Hannover Life Re to take over the mandate. Freedom of Choice said the change will ...

Raiz cuts AET amid Sargon saga

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... January 30. Since then, Sargon has appointed voluntary administrators to eight of its companies; including Sargon Superannuation Holdings, Sargon Services Pty Ltd and Sargon CT Holdings Pty Ltd; while OneVue sold off shares in Sequoia, recouping $4.36 ...

NZ blacklists fossil fuels from super

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... argued that an exodus from fossil fuel producers would not result in lower returns. "In 2017, the $47 billion NZ Superannuation Fund adopted a climate change investment strategy that resulted in it removing more than $3 billion worth of stocks that exceed ...

Fidelity sweeps Morningstar Australia Awards

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... managers get recognition One interesting category was fund manager of year: multisector, whose finalists included a superannuation fund (AustralianSuper), a multi-manager (Advance Asset Management), and an indexed manager (Vanguard). Vanguard took home ...

Grattan calls for lower super fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... words after it said a reduction in fees charged to super members would be more impactful than an uplift in the superannuation guarantee, and that ASFA's comfortable retirement standard was not suitable for most Australians. In its submission, the researcher ...

WTW boosts Australian leadership team

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... advice and investment strategy research in Australia. Barrett joined Willis Tower Watson in 2004 and worked as a superannuation consultant for seven years before moving into the investments team. Barrett is also a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries ...

Industry-made retirement models are self-serving: SCA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2020
... sector." SCA said the systematic undervaluing of work done by women means they are left with substantially lower superannuation balances at retirement. "We think there should be a strong focus on modelling bolder policies that drive at the heart of the ...

HUB24 also in line at Sargon

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... will not provide any comment on the $4 million. Separately, it is switching the trustee services provider for its superannuation product from Diversa to EQT. OneVue is owed $31 million as previously reported. Phil Kingston-linked Trimantium GrowthOps ...