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Super fund GM resigns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2019
... person to carry on Ed's work to continually improve our products and services to ensure they provide the best member and employer experiences," he added. Rest is currently recruiting for the role. In a separate move last week, the super fund announced ...

CFS trims corporate super distribution team

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... redundancies to about seven distribution staff working on its corporate superannuation offering as inflows into FirstChoice Employer stall. The departures - all business development managers - come as FirstChoice Employer's net assets stagnate even though ...

Rest to restructure investments, hire CIO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019
... will further align all our investments functions with the rest of the fund as we continue to deliver superior member and employer experiences." The fund confirmed its investment beliefs, strategy, objectives and options would not change as a result of ...

Super fund names new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
A $23 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new chair as the incumbent moves to a deputy chair position. VicSuper announced Wayne Kayler-Thomson stepped into the new role, switching roles with Christine Stewart, who has been chair since early 2017. ...

BT advice boss lands new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... circumstances into account and how the company dealt with ASIC and a reference check request from the rogue adviser's next employer. His former employer, BT Financial Group (BTFG) was slated to make almost 300 redundancies as Westpac implemented ...

Industry super fund adds director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
... director Andrew Cooke, AvSuper has welcomed former Actuaries Institute president Geoff Burgess as one of the fund's three employer nominated directors. AvSuper said Burgess was a qualified and experienced actuary, who most recently worked as an investments ...

Survey backs SG increases

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
Respondents in Financial Standard 's latest spot poll have welcomed the pending increases to the Superannuation Guarantee beyond 9.5%. The majority (79%) of respondents support the legislated incremental increases to the SG starting from 1 July 2021 ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... justify why it spent $260,000 annually to host employers at the Australian Open Tennis. Reducing improper influences on employer decision-making is critical to addressing potential consumer harms, Press said. One sticking point for Commissioner Kenneth ...

SuperFriend boosts leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
The workplace wellbeing partner of the superannuation industry announced several newly created executive leadership roles as part of its expansion plans. Sandy MacLeod will become general manager of insurance solutions. He joins from CommInsure where ...

Government to close super salary sacrifice loophole

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... using salary sacrificed contributions to reduce their superannuation guarantee obligations. To avoid a shortfall, an employer must contribute at least 9.5% of an employee's ordinary time earnings (OTE) base to a complying superannuation fund or retirement ...