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Lax regulation worsens lost super benefits: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
Industry Super Australia is calling on major political parties ahead of the upcoming election to fix the Superannuation Guarantee loopholes costing workers $5.94 billion in super entitlements. A new report compiled by ISA citing 2016-17 financial year ...

AustralianSuper adds board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... experience. "Don has an exceptional background in a wide variety of sectors and brings a deep understand of finance, superannuation and public policy to AustralianSuper," Ridout said. "As someone who was instrumental in the establishment of the Superannuation ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
One-in-four superannuation products have achieved Rainmaker's AAA quality benchmarks this year, the majority of which are provided by not-for-profit funds. Following an in-depth assessment of 750 superannuation products, only 174 or 23.2% received ...

Suncorp Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The chair of Suncorp's superannuation business is retiring and an interim chair has been named. Jan Swinhoe, who is also chair of Mercer Superannuation, was appointed interim chair of Suncorp Portfolio Services. Her appointment follows the retirement ...

Two new faces join SMSF Association board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... SMSF sector, believing it gives people who opt to do so the opportunity to take direct responsibility for their superannuation. It's for this reason I chose to contribute to an organisation that's rightly recognised as the peak body for the SMSF sector ...

Pendal profits plunge, advisers remain positive

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... the US and another one in London. Westpac withdrew $1.5 billion from Pendal earlier this year, as it rejigged its superannuation offering. Westpac's remaining money managed through Pendal is now in MySuper corporate super mandates, multi-manager ...

What will super funds get from the ASX CHESS replacement?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... from its legacy settlement service to a blockchain based solution, how will Australia's $2.8 trillion pool of superannuation assets benefit? That's a question ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens addressed at the annual Macquarie Australia conference. ...

NAB, Nippon lock heads over MLC

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... Commission continues to roil its results. The wealth division, which includes financial advice, asset management and superannuation, recorded a 29.4% decline in cash earnings to $96 million year on year. Interim chief executive Phil Chronican, who also ...

Super fund awards $100m debt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
Brandywine Global has won a $100 million debt mandate from a $12 billion industry superannuation fund. LGIAsuper appointed the Legg Mason affiliate to manage an emerging market debt portfolio via the Brandywine Global Sovereign Credit Fund. Launched ...

APRA amends member outcomes standard

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019
... consultation. Following the passage of Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No.1) Bill 2019, APRA is amending its strategic planning and member outcomes prudential standard (SPS 515). The four-week ...