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Productivity Commission shakes up default superannuation

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... Commission handed down 31 recommendations in its final report in assessing the efficiency and competitiveness of the superannuation system that didn't stray too far from the Draft Report released in May 2018. Chief among the recommendations was pushing ...

ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... industry associations collectively agree that the Productivity Commission's final report reaffirms the strength of superannuation, but member advocates say the findings are wake up call to fix a broken system. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
Under new proposed changes by the corporate regulator, consumers will be able to compare superannuation funds and investment products more easily. ASIC released its response to Report 581, an independent review conducted by regulatory expert Darren ...

KPMG hires legal services partner

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... hired a long-standing member of the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets team to sustain its relationships with superannuation funds. Samantha Brewer joined KPMG as a transaction services partner as a part of KPMG's deals, tax and legal division. ...

FASEA reforms see ASIC register swell

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... A further 1329 are limited to providing financial product advice on SMSFs or a person's existing hold in a superannuation product. It is likely many of the 3379 new registrations were completed to ensure recognition as an existing practitioner ahead ...

MetLife Australia wins tech award

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... 140,000 members to lodge and track insurance claims digitally. MetLife is looking to rollout the system to other superannuation funds this year. "The process took about six months, end to end," Batten told Financial Standard. "We weren't starting ...

ASIC to examine super fund and employer connections

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
ASIC confirmed it will look further into the links between superannuation funds and employers in 2019. ASIC said one of its 2019 priorities is to examine the relationship between superannuation funds and employers, who assume great responsibility in ...

ASIC and Westpac court battle sees mixed outcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 JAN 2019
... BT Funds Management (BTFM) provided personal financial product advice to 15 customers over the consolidation of superannuation accounts. WSAL and BTFM are only permitted to provide general advice under their respective Australian Financial Services Licence ...

AustralianSuper members exposed to security breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... accounts of about 11,000 AustralianSuper members have been the target of a security breach. Australia's largest superannuation fund, with about 2.2 million members, said it has detected the "unauthorised access," which occurred earlier this year. ...

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
... fund with a significant boost in member confidence. Equip recorded a 10% lift in confidence from Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund members after more than 12 months since the merger was announced. Equip's head of marketing and advocacy Geoff Brooks ...