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Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... regulatory, compliance and risk frameworks and governance. Vamos is the former chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and was most recently chief executive of ESG research house Regnan. With more than 30 years' experience ...

FSC revamps life insurer code

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... getting life insurers to ban pressure selling products or using coercive retention tactics. The FSC also wants superannuation trustees and all life insurance distributors to be covered by the code. The FSC has proposed asking for life insurers to treat ...

Aussie funds among the world's largest asset owners

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Nine Australian funds, including four superannuation funds, have ranked among the world's largest asset owners in a new study. The inaugural Asset Owner 100 study from Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute looked at the world's ...

Rewards program to boost super savings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2018
A super fund has launched a rewards program that helps boost members' superannuation savings. GuildSuper launched SUPERSUPER this week, a shop-and-reward program that teams up with participating retailers and automatically contributes to members' ...

Future Fund boosts alternatives assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2018
... (which includes look through costs of 1.34%) fell from 1.611% to 1.571% year on year. The Future Fund is not a superannuation fund. It was established in 2006 to assist the Government to meet its unfunded superannuation liabilities and to fund nation-building ...

Scrapping LRBAs would be detrimental to investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... ban LRBAs entirely, thus denying many SMEs and self-employed owners the opportunity to meet their commercial and superannuation ambitions, would simply be throwing the baby out with the bath water," he said. At 30 June 2016, LRBAs made up 4% of all SMSF ...

Government super fund adds engagement lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
A $29 billion government superannuation fund has welcomed a new general manager of member engagement. ESSSuper has appointed David Daley in the role, replacing Brad Weldon who served on a contract basis since May 2017. Daley joined the fund from Link ...

Mercer, Kogan to launch super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
Mercer is partnering with Kogan to establish one of Australia's cheapest superannuation offerings. Mercer and Kogan have partnered to launch a "new no frills, ultra-low fee" superannuation fund to be named Kogan Super. According to a joint statement ...

Melbourne AFSL pays $9 million in fines

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
... customer agreed to receive and act on financial advice from the firm. This advice typically recommended switching superannuation providers and insurance products, according to ASIC. "When consumers implemented the advice, significant advice fees were ...

Industry fund chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2018
The long-running chief executive of a $9.4 billion industry superannuation fund is stepping down. Frank Pegan is exiting his role as chief executive at Catholic Super after 17 years at the helm. Chief risk officer David O'Sullivan acts as chief ...