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Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced reforms to proxy advice which includes forcing superannuation funds to disclose detailed voting records. Super funds exercising voting rights on behalf of their members will need to be more transparent with their ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
The chief executive of BNP Paribas Securities Services David Braga will depart the firm at the end of 2021. A spokesperson for BNP Paribas confirmed Braga's exit. "David Braga will be finishing his time as BNP Paribas Securities Services Australia ...

UniSuper, Australian Catholic Super exploring merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
The $11 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation has committed to explore a merger with $105 billion industry fund UniSuper. The two funds signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential merger, which would see Australian Catholic Super ...

Test-induced movement marginal: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
Only a handful of Aussies whose super fund failed the inaugural performance test have taken action and closed their accounts, according to APRA. Analysis by the prudential regulator shows that of the one million member accounts in products that failed ...

ACSRF expands digital partnership

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund is expanding its digital partnership with SS&C. SS&C Bluedoor will provide a new mobile app for ACSRF's 86,000 members in which super and pension information can be accessed in real time. ...

Super funds don't vote together: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The House of Representatives committee looking into common ownership of ASX companies has continued this week, with the super industry hitting back at suggestions that funds act in unison. Yesterday, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

NGS Super hikes fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
Two days after shelving a planned merger, NGS Super informed members of plans to increase fees on some investment options from October. A spokesperson for the fund said the fee increases "has no connection" to its scrapped merger with Australian Catholic ...

Results out: 13 funds fail YFYS performance test

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Big names like Colonial First State's FirstChoice, BT Super and Christian Super are among the 13 superannuation funds that failed APRA's inaugural performance test. In all, APRA tested 76 MySuper products in this round, of which 13 failed. This ...

NGS, ACSRF shelve merger plans

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2021
After 12 months of discussions, Sydney's Australian Catholic Superannuation and NGS Super have shelved their plans to merge and create a $21.5 billion fund. The two signed a Memorandum of Understanding in August 2020, after years of informal discussions ...

Super fund reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2021
A $10 billion industry superannuation fund dropped administration and investment fees for its 86,000 members. Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has reduced asset-based administration fees to 0.19% for each account balance, meaning ...