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Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
A retail superannuation fund offered to customers of several small players in Australia's banking sector will close in March. Credit Union Building Societies Superannuation, known as CUBS Superannuation, is a retail offering overseen by Equity Trustees ...

Pandemic sees boom in voluntary super contributions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Despite the financial hardships many have endured because of global lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, AMP has noted its super members have made more voluntary contributions than usual during the period. AMP reported that analysis of its approximately ...

Future Super hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has appointed a chief operating officer from Club Plus Super. David Barton was hired in the newly created position in December, wrapping up a similar role at Club Plus where he spent more than four years. Barton's ...

Morningstar to buy Praemium for $65m

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Praemium has agreed to sell its international business to Morningstar for £35 million (A$65.1 million). The international business includes Praemium's operations in the United Kingdom, Jersey, Hong Kong, and Dubai. The sale of its business will allow ...

Charter Hall acquires 50% of Paradice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021
Property giant Charter Hall has entered into a binding agreement to acquire 50% of Paradice Investment Management. The 50% stake was worth $207 million to Charter Hall, with Paradice shareholders to receive 70% of that in Charter Hall shares and 30% ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Industry groups have labelled the APRA heatmaps a wake-up call to consumers about the importance of having their superannuation invested in a well performing fund, though there's still doubts as to the accuracy of the regulator's process. The release ...

MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The annual MySuper heatmap shows 45% of products delivered returns below benchmark this year but there are few surprises, with most being the same products that failed the performance test. The regulator has also shared which funds came close to failing ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
Several superannuation funds that flunked the inaugural Your Future, Your Super test, are also failing Choice members, the latest APRA heatmaps reveal. The prudential regulator slapped retail and industry superannuation funds alike with the lowest grade ...

Prime Minister announces reverse mortgage scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed a reverse mortgage scheme for pensioners. During a radio interview with Spencer Howson, Morrison said the mid-year budget will include a cash access scheme for pensioners. "We've had a pension loan scheme ...

CFS extends SimCorp partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
Colonial First State has re-signed with SimCorp to provide back-office support as it overhauls its systems. CFS will migrate its platform and data management to Datacare, SimCorp's cloud-based data management service, after announcing it received a ...