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AustralianSuper recruiting new property lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
The head of property at Australia's largest superannuation fund has departed. AustralianSuper confirmed Jack McGougan has left the fund, following a decade in the role. McGougan joined the $130 billion fund in 2008, having previously been head of property ...

Amnesty granted to employers with unpaid SG

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
For 12 months starting today, employers with a history of underpaying the superannuation guarantee will have a chance to "wipe the slate clean" and clear any pile of unpaid super without copping late payment penalties from the Government, according ...

Industry fund increases life insurance engagement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
Members of a $9 billion industry superannuation fund are set to benefit from greater control of their life insurance arrangements. Vision Super will roll out MLC Life's group insurance digital portal, LifeView, to its 100,000 strong membership. MLC ...

Aussie funds can benefit from FTA with EU: FSC

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2018
... access, according to the FSC which represents 100 members across retail and wholesale funds management businesses, superannuation funds, life insurers, financial advisory networks and licensed trustee companies. "It is essential ASIC and Treasury are ...

MetLife Australia chief to lead industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... of MetLife's Australian life insurance business has been appointed chief executive of a $90 billion industry superannuation fund. Deanne Stewart will succeed Michael Dwyer as chief executive of First State Super when he steps down in November after ...

Spaceship looks outside of superannuation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Spaceship, which at last count managed about $198 million of millennial superannuation, is branching out into investment products with two new launches. The company quietly rolled out two low-fee funds in April under the Spaceship Voyager brand. The ...

Age Pension needs national objective: Actuary

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... of GDP in 2038. "This reflects recent tightening of means testing, later retirement ages and further growth in superannuation balances," Rice noted. "The strong earnings growth of superannuation funds over the past 25 years, major tightening to the means-test ...

Industry fund welcomes local politician to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
An $11 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming the former mayor of Penrith to its board. Current councillor and former mayor of Penrith City Council Karen McKeown is the latest director to join the board of Local Government Super. Bringing ...

Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... private health insurance. Eighteen other organisations responded to the PJC's call for submissions, including superannuation giants AustralianSuper and Cbus, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and the Financial Services Council ...

Retirement income paper open for consultation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... next four weeks. Here are key takeaways from it. The paper's primary suggestion - as expected -- is that all superannuation trustees be required to develop retirement income strategies for all members. However, whether or not trustees should be required ...