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Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
One of the 13 super funds to fail last year's performance test is going to halve its percentage-based administration fee, a move expected to cement it as one of the cheapest MySuper products on offer. AMG Super will reduce the percentage-based component ...

Pendal appoints portfolio manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2022
Pendal has appointed a new portfolio manager to its Australian midcap fund as Andrew Waddington prepares to retire. Currently co-managing the $512 million fund, Brenton Saunders will take on full responsibility for the fund on April 1, at which time ...

Cbus, Media Super set merger date

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
Media Super has confirmed the two funds will merge on April 9 and that its members will see their administration and investment fees increase slightly in return for a more comprehensive offering. In an update to members, Media Super said its merger ...

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
HESTA is recommending super funds adopt a new process to make the splitting of assets easier following the results of a successful pilot program. HESTA is the first Australian super fund to adopt the Simpler Super Splitting initiative, which uses a ...

Iress restructures investment management, advice roles

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2022
Iress has made two senior roles in investment management and financial advice redundant amid a restructure and hired two new executives who came from AMP and a fintech. Managing director for wealth management for Australia and New Zealand Tizzy Vigilante ...

GigSuper folds, administrator takes over

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Startup superannuation fund GigSuper is now in administration less than five years after it launched. DW Advisory was appointed as administrator on 10 December 2021. DW Advisory held a creditors' meeting on January 22 online, detailing the financial ...

APRA takes next step on super data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
The prudential regulator wants to begin publishing data on all superannuation products and investment options, commencing a new consultation today. Last year APRA undertook phase one of its data transformation which saw super trustees required to provide ...

ASIC consults on refreshing PDSs, FSGs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
ASIC has opened consultations on remaking the relief contained in product disclosure statements and financial services guides. Under Consultation Paper 358 Remaking ASIC relief on PDSs, superannuation dashboards and FSGs, the corporate regulator is ...

MAX Awards 2022: Nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Nominations are now open for the annual Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards. Now in their 17th year, the Financial Standard MAX Awards recognise the individuals, teams and organisations that are at the top of ...

Hostplus and Maritime Super explore merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Hostplus and Maritime Super have signed a memorandum of understanding, entering into merger discussions. The funds have an existing partnership, Maritime Super entered into a strategic outsourcing arrangement by moving the management of its investment ...