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Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
The Productivity Commission recommends an independent review of insurance in superannuation; that Australians enter default super once; and that super funds disclose trailing financial adviser commissions. These are a few of the 22 recommendations in ...

Asset manager welcomes new hires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... client solutions. Kenny was most recently chief executive of Australian Unity joint venture, Federation Alliance, a superannuation and managed accounts platform provider. Kenny brings more than 20 years' experience in financial services. He has previously ...

Frontier appoints principal consultant

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... 2016. He spent 11 years at Frontier before that as a consultant. Before his first stint at Frontier, Alcock was a superannuation cadet at TWU SUPER, a credit analyst at GE Capital, a research associate at InterSec Research and a commercial banking manager ...

Parametric wins $60m global equities mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... million mandate for its tax-managed indexing (TMI) strategy from an $8.5 billion super fund. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund (ACSRF) previously awarded Parametric an after-tax passive global equities mandate in 2016; this has now ...

Industry fund promotes internally to drive growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... size within five to six years," Atkin said. "Michelle brings more than 30 years' experience working in the superannuation, trustee and public service sector with a longstanding focus on getting the best outcomes for members." Boucher said she has ...

Big data's big retirement benefits

DARREN SNYDER, STEPHEN FAY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... provided scope to perform micro-simulation and adjust forecast earning needs more accurately. Big data also enables superannuation funds to understand when behavioural economic responses from members didn't serve them well. For example, Northern Trust ...

Government consults on super access for victims of crime

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... released draft proposals for improving compensation for victims of crime, including the ability to claw-back irregular superannuation contributions made by criminals. To ensure superannuation accounts cannot be used as a safe haven by criminals to protect ...

Grandfathered commissions on the outer: Poll

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
Six in 10 Financial Standard readers believe grandfathered commissions on superannuation and investment advice should be phased out. Starting May 14, the publication's latest spot poll asked readers whether grandfathered commissions on superannuation ...

GROW Super seeks RSE licence

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
In recent years new superannuation players have emerged, each with a view to transform the system for the next generation. Although six of the 17 new super products to enter the fray are still yet to officially launch, they have already shaken the industry's ...

Agriculture investment under parliament microscope

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The practical barriers to superannuation investment in Australia's agricultural sector are now the subject of a Federal Parliament inquiry. The house standing committee on agriculture and water resources will accept submissions to the inquiry as the ...