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Super gets an insider in ministry reshuffle

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
A former senior adviser at AustralianSuper will take responsibility for the superannuation sector, after Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled a reshuffled ministry. Jane Hume, a former senior policy adviser at Australia's largest super fund, will ...

Industry fund appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
A $3 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed to its board as a long-standing director retires after more than 25 years. Robyn Burns has joined the board of First Super. She will replace First Super veteran Allan Stewart who plans to stand ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... reconciliation." The fund has also signed up to the First Nations Foundation's 2019 Big Super Day Out which provides free superannuation help and support to First Nations people. "At Sunsuper, we're implementing a range of other internal initiatives ...

Zurich launches new client portal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
Zurich has launched a new on demand, self-serve portal for life insurance, superannuation and investment clients. The My Zurich portal will offer a new level of engagement for clients, which Zurich said will drive greater adviser efficiency and streamline ...

Rising costs outpace retiree savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... can't keep up with the skyrocketing costs of goods and services, a retirement index shows. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's Retirement Standard for the March quarter estimates retired couples need $61,061 per year to live ...

Super stability not guaranteed: Rice Warner

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2019
... Warner has moved to temper expectations the Coalition's victory in the Federal election will ensure stability in the superannuation system. According to the firm, despite the Coalition's pledges to leave the system unchanged in the new parliamentary ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... weaknesses exposed in APRA's prudential inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank are apparent among life insurers and superannuation funds. The prudential regulator wrote to 36 insurers, super funds and ADIs last June off the back of its findings on CBA ...

ASIC bans adviser over super theft

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
ASIC has banned a financial adviser who stole clients' superannuation savings. Daniel McSweeny was banned from managing companies for five years after ASIC determined he disregarded his duties as a director. Last year he was charged with 20 dishonesty ...

Sunsuper, corporate super fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Sunsuper has completed another merger, integrating a 74-year-old corporate superannuation fund. CBH Super, the Perth-based corporate super fund of the CBH Group, was merged into Sunsuper on April 29. It marks Sunsuper's fourth merger in the last ...

Members ignorant about super fund differences: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
Many superannuation fund members that don't understand the difference between retail and industry funds highlights the need for education and comparison tools, a new survey finds. The research from Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, which ...