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Fidelity extends institutional capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... her new role from July 9. Fidelity International managing director Alva Devoy said the maturation of Australia's superannuation system meant client needs were evolving. "The institutional market is becoming increasingly sophisticated as the Australian ...

Unpaid super reaches $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... Industry Super Australia is lobbying the Federal Government to improve proposed laws that further address unpaid superannuation, a figure estimated to be about $5.9 billion as at 2015-16. Speaking to a Senate committee hearing in Canberra on Friday ...

Cromwell appoints new director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
... management to $77.2 billion. Cromwell's non-executive directors are paid a fixed remuneration which may include superannuation, according to last annual report dated September 2017. They don't receive bonus payments or participate in security-based ...

Industry fund welcomes new investment head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2018
A senior consultant from Frontier Advisors has joined the leadership team of a $27 billion industry superannuation fund. Daniel Selioutine has been named as head of investment at ESSSuper, overseeing the ESSSuper Accumulation Fund and ESSSuper's wider ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... Super is calling on the Federal Government to re-examine its policy to end life insurance for Australians with low superannuation balances or accounts with little activity, suggesting it could be detrimental to women with dependents. While Women in Super ...

Super scorecard to shift consumer playing field

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
An independent think tank is launching a sustainable retirement scorecard as a self-assessment tool for superannuation funds to benchmark performance in managing members' retirement. The Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes (CSRI) is introducing ...

ANZ adds to OnePath capability

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... experience. The new tool will also ensure super funds and trustees meet their obligations under the Insurance in Superannuation Code of Practice with online access to performance data. Already in use with 26 funds, the tool was developed in response ...

Second APRA deputy chair nominated

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... authority and judgement Helen brings to APRA will be increasingly important in the years ahead as APRA continues its superannuation reform agenda," Byres said. "The nomination of John to assist Helen, Geoff (Summerhayes; APRA member) and myself is recognition ...

APRA tells super funds to improve conflict of interest management

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
APRA's review of related party arrangements for Registrable Superannuation Entity (RSE) licensees and its recommendations were recently released. Chief among the prudential regulator's recommendations was a call for greater focus by superannuation licensees ...

Industry stakeholders welcome PC report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... The Financial Services Council welcomes key recommendations made in the Productivity Commission's assessment of superannuation efficiency and competitiveness. It agrees consumer outcomes could be significantly improved. A central finding of the PC report ...