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Politicians dishonest about fraud: VOFF

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... Stephen Jones, VOFF recalled several instances of inconsistent positions adopted by Jones and former Minister of Superannuation Bill Shorten. VOFF reminded Jones of a speech Jones gave to Parliament in July 2011, where he supported the victims of the ...

Super fund launches new options

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
A $1.5 billion superannuation fund has introduced new ethical options for its 27,000 members. Christian Super, which is a founding signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment, has launched two new options: Ethical Growth Plus ...

Super fund to reduce admin costs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... investment delivers real benefits for our members," Farrar said. "It will set us up to be a market-leading, boutique superannuation fund that offers exceptional performance, service and value to our members." Farrar said Tech Mahindra won the tender ...

Average Australian is a millionaire: ABS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... 2017-2018 the average household wealth was $1.02 million. In 2005-2006 it was just under $749,000. Property and superannuation were the main contributors to household wealth. Super has significantly bolstered Australian wealth, with the average household ...

AFCA delivers $83 million win

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2019
... applications. Those previous schemes were the Financial Ombudsman Service, Credit and Investments Ombudsman and Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. ASIC intervened with these potentially non-compliant bodies and reported that 50 financial service licensees ...

Much review about nothing

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... players. "Speaking at the Bloomberg buy-side forum in Sydney recently, the newly-minted Assistant Treasurer for Superannuation, Financial Services and Financial Technology, Senator Jane Hume, backed Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's assertion that the ...

J.P. Morgan loses custody contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... a high-level of client service, supported by leading-edge technology." Funds SA manages money for public sector superannuation schemes, insurers and endowment funds. Total assets under custody stand at $3.58 trillion, after falling 1.2% in the half year ...

APRA sticks to rigid member outcomes deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... authorisation update is part of the newly passed Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Act 2019.

Advisers struggle with untapped SMSF market

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
The demand for self-managed superannuation fund advice has stagnated over the last decade, while overall satisfaction with financial planners has declined to a seven-year low. This is according to Vanguard and Investment Trends' March 2019 SMSF Report ...

NEOS upgrades super product

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Enhancements to NEOS Life's superannuation product Super Plan are helping customers apply for cover in a fraction of the time. When applying for the risk-only superannuation product, a customer's identity is validated and automatically matched with ...