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Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... research Alex Dunnin said the review "is entirely reasonable but should not be overstated." APRA data shows its regulated super funds have just 16.4% of assets - being less than $400 billion - in unlisted assets. Unlisted property is 29% of this, unlisted ...

Treasury details winners from tax concessions on super contributions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... expected to impact less than 0.5% of Australians. Under the current system, while employer and personal contributions to super funds are usually taxed at 15%, individuals earning over $250,000 face a 30% rate on contributions exceeding the threshold. ...

UniSuper appoints chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... holding a range of risk management roles. Prior, he spent eight years at KPMG in its audit function, working with super funds as they prepared for the MySuper regime. UniSuper chief executive Peter Chun said he is delighted to have Martin on board. "Wade's ...

Equity Trustees adds more super fund clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
Equity Trustees has bolstered its books further, taking over as trustee of two more retail super funds. Equity Trustees' superannuation trustee business has been appointed trustee of ClearView Retirement Plan, while also adding Guild Super to its lineup ...

Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has slammed industry super funds, accusing them of channelling $40 million to unions and Industry Super Australia (ISA). Scrutinising mandatory disclosures, Bragg pointed out that AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA, Hostplus, TWUSUPER ...

AI mania will underwhelm advice: Finura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... the end of 2023," the report read. However, superannuation funds appear to play a part in reviving the sector. "The super funds that succeed will have leaders who know financial advice well, have a long-term outlook and are open to a radical departure ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... ahead Interestingly, she moved to superannuation from the banking sector which at the time was streets ahead of the super funds in terms of putting customers at the centre of everything. She spent eight years with the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank which ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... to portfolio manager. "I'm excited to be relocating back to Australia to join one of the nation's leading super funds with an impressive returns track record and a leading responsible investment focus," Hong said. "Aware Super is celebrated in ...

Super fund satisfaction improves: Roy Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... improvement in recent months has been driven by impressive increases for industry funds, up 1.4% to 68.2%, and self-managed super funds (SMSFs), up 1.4% to 75.8%. In recent months, various industry funds have performed exceptionally well, Roy Morgan ...

Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... Financial Standard, Piper, who joined Australian Ethical from Christian Super following the merger between the two super funds in December 2022, said scaling the business enabled "meaningful investment" in back-office processes, important to maintaining ...