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Aware Super migrates members to Bravura platform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
Two years after announcing its major digital overhaul, Aware Super has reported tangible benefits from its transition to the Bravura Sonata Alta platform. Aware Super chief executive Deanne Stewart noted the move, initially driven by the need to consolidate ...

Mercer appoints first Wealth Pacific chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUL 2023
... the superannuation sector, successfully completing a merger with BT Super. This move saw Mercer integrate BT Super's personal and corporate superannuation offerings, and incorporate Advance Asset Management into its portfolio. Hales' remit also encompasses ...

ASIC lifts ClearView interim stop order

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2023
... 60%. The interim stop order affected IP distributed through general advice only and did not affect advisers who provide personal advice. ASIC has thus far issued 39 interim stop orders for defective TMDs relating to general and life insurance products. ...

ASIC slaps interim stop order on ClearView

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... that the interim stop order affects income protection distributed through general advice only. "Advisers who provide personal advice are not impacted and can continue submitting applications for ClearView products," ClearView wrote. "ClearView Life is ...

UniSuper rides tech tailwinds to strong returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... performers in three out of the last four years, saying: "It is the metaphorical gift that keeps giving. Many of us know from personal experience that we get drawn into the Apple ecosystem and find it too compelling to leave, paying higher prices as we ...

Trustees lack urgency, strategy on RIC: Regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023
... gaps. Some trustees were reluctant to collect additional data from members directly in fear of inadvertently providing personal financial advice. The regulators said that collecting information on members, in and of itself, would not result in the provision ...

HNW wealth transfer still on the to-do list

CHLOE WALKER  |  SATURDAY, 15 JUL 2023
... transfer strategy, the obstacle is simply where to begin," he said. "The wealth transfer process is one that is deeply personal and unique to each family. We see a significant need for assistance from trusted advice professionals to help introduce the ...

CFS settles super fees class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... proceeding to date. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, was negotiated on behalf of members of CFS FirstChoice Personal Super, FirstChoice Pension and FirstChoice Employer Super whose accounts were opened before 11 June 2013 and remained ...

Leigh Watson caps four decades in industry

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... poured in from former colleagues who called his career 'stellar' and cited his leadership style and high levels of personal and professional support. "You've led through some tough times with a high level of integrity and built such a positive ...

CBA staff head to Fair Work over WFH policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
... more distractions and costs... If I don't make it to the office on our scheduled team days due to sickness, leave or personal reasons like childcare then I have to come into the office on a different day of the month to make up my two team days in a ...