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Industry fund introduces chief customer role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
A $66 billion industry superannuation fund added a chief customer officer to its executive lineup, a move which also advances its advice offering. UniSuper has promoted executive manager, member and people services Lee Scales to the new role. She will ...

GBST and super fund collaborate for tax relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
A $7.4 billion corporate superannuation fund is partnering with GBST to provide members with the maximum tax benefits available to them following the latest super reforms. Qantas Super will use GBST's TaxIntell solution to assist members in transitioning ...

MyRetirement products too pricey for super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... Delay in progress on the development of MyRetirement (CIPRs) products may not be due to a lack of initiative from superannuation funds but rather reluctance around expenditure. A running point of discussion at the recent Conference of Major Superannuation ...

Super industry wants tougher insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Industry stakeholders expect 90% of Australia's superannuation funds to sign the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice before March 31, despite its several shortcomings. ANZ, AustralianSuper, MLC, MTAA Super, REST Industry Super and ...

Housing affordability fuelling negative gearing backlash

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... negative gearing policy as fears over housing affordability grow. New research from the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) shows 55% of non-property investors would support changes to negative gearing, as would one-third of property ...

Former UniSuper investment analyst joins AustralianSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... the code for the benefit of investors. "The letter is especially relevant in Australia with its unique mandated superannuation system, which makes every single Australian an investor and creates an even greater moral imperative for asset managers to ...

Fidante forms partnership with $500m firm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
... to well-suited, long-term global institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds, national pensions and superannuation funds." Latigo was founded in 2005 by former Satellite Asset Management principal David Ford and former J.P. Morgan proprietary ...

Industry fund and CommInsure unveil digital claims process

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
A $3.5 billion industry superannuation fund has launched an end-to-end online insurance claims capability to benefit its 115,000 members. Prime Super members now have the ability to access claims for income protection, total and permanent disability ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation. Available on Google Home devices, Talk to MLC answers 15 common questions members ask: such as how to open an MLC account, find lost super and change investment ...

Major super funds urge asset manager code adoption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
Six leading superannuation funds have signed an open letter by the CFA Institute asking asset manager to adhere to a code of conduct in an effort to protect the interest of members. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Kinetic Super ...