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Super groups call for women Senate review

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
Superannuation representative groups have backed calls by federal Greens MP Adam Bandt for a Senate inquiry looking at the problem of women's retirement savings. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes ...

AustralianSuper hires Tria Investment founder

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
Former managing partner and founder of Tria Investment Partners, Andrew Baker, has joined AustralianSuper as head of proposition and product. The hire is reported to bolster AustralianSuper's member offering with Barker "a global leader in the wealth ...

Banking and super groups back parliamentary recommendations

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2015
Representative groups from the banking and superannuation sectors have generally backed recommendations on lifting professional, ethical and education standards in the financial services industry. Public responses to a Parliamentary Joint Committee ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
Australia's life insurance sector has experienced an increase in claims and policy lapses in the last few years. The confluence of factors pressuring the group and retail insurance market has created a perfect storm that has seen insurers' profits plummet. ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper will substantially increase its death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) insurance premiums due to rising policy costs. The 35% price hike is due to come in at the end of March and was confirmed by AustralianSuper group executive ...

YBR to service corporate super group clients

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
Yellow Brick Road (YBR) will provide services to Super Advice Services' client base, a corporate superannuation and insurance provider serving over 50,000 employees in Australia and New Zealand. YBR has signed a joint venture agreement with Super Advice ...

Stonger Super second tranche amendments released

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... including MySuper, SuperStream, governance and SMSFs. While the groups were wound up in August last year, the Stronger Super group has continued to meet on a monthly basis to work through upcoming legislation.

SuperStream exposure draft a positive step

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... including MySuper, SuperStream, governance and SMSFs. While the groups were wound up in August last year, the Stronger Super group has continued to meet on a monthly basis to work through upcoming legislation. The current draft comes from the SuperStream ...

Intrafund advice a sticking point for Stronger Super group

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2011
No agreement was reached by representatives of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group on the contentious issue of intra-fund advice, a source present at the meetings has said. The 15-member group could not reach common ground as to what constituted ...

Industry firms create super group

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
Alliance of seven leading superannuation practitioners formed to smooth the implementation of the government's SuperStream objectives, starting with a shift to electronic super rollovers. The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners is made up of ...