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Royal Commission to take "labyrinthine" advice legislation to task

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... where "economic, political and social factors - including financial sector deregulation, changes to occupational superannuation arrangements, and expanding equity-market participation rates resulting from privatisations and demutualisations - had brought ...

FASEA consultation could sway retirement outcomes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 9 APR 2018
... Meanwhile, Challenger's research shows Australians are, on average, living more than nine years longer than when the superannuation guarantee was established in 1992. Further, more than $1.3 trillion of super assets are expected to move into retirement ...

Lawyers slam life insurers in Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... ensure sick and injured insurance claimants are getting fair and reasonable treatment." Meanwhile, the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice is shaping up to be just as disappointing, he added, because it has no independent administrator ...

MySuper growth leads industry

KANIKA SOOD, DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018
... products now have more than $635 billion in assets and account for about one-quarter of Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system. Rainmaker's latest MySuper report shows the sector is growing at twice (19%) the pace of overall superannuation products ...

Acorns mulls ASX listing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... receive a copy of the prospectus when it is made available. The news follows Acorns' plans to enter the Australian superannuation market through the launch of its own product. Fully integrated into the existing Acorns app, it is intended to be a sub-plan ...

Increasing SG is not the answer: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... Federal Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer has rebuffed the Labor Party's push to raise the superannuation guarantee (SG), pointing out several reasons why this is not the only answer to help boost retirement savings. O'Dwyer told ...

Two industry funds merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
Two industry superannuation funds will merge to create a $10.3 billion superannuation fund with about 125,000 members. NGS Super and QIEC Super will operate as one entity from 1 November 2018; QIEC Super will become a subdivision of NGS Super in the ...

New super fund joins forces with GBST

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 APR 2018
... willing to stretch the boundaries of "conventional thinking and foresee what the next generation of a competitive superannuation investment market will be. Working with GBST, Superestate has been able to draw on our significant capabilities." Orrock ...

Super fund redesigns insurance offering

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
An $8 billion superannuation fund has opened a tender for its new life insurance offering, one which aims to comply with the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice well ahead of the 2021 deadline. Tasplan chief operations officer Nick ...

Industry fund transformation sees rebrand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
One of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds has rebranded as part of its renewed focus on customer service. REST Industry Super will rebrand to Rest with a new visual identity and logo. Interim chief executive Andrew Howard said the change ...