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NSW pocketed $10bn from ERS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
... legislated increase would heap pressure on the pension and be a cruel blow to the Victorians who had to make the tough choice to sacrifice retirement savings to get them through the pandemic," ISA said.

Rice Warner weighs in on Your Future, Your Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... their performance in this period without taking excessive risks. These funds could run campaigns to convert members into choice products that are very similar in structure to the MySuper product. This will mitigate the effectiveness of the legislation." ...

Fund supports deidentified recruitment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Future Super, the $1 billion ethical retail fund, has shared how its deidentified recruitment has helped boost diversity - after mixed results last year. Future Super head of group strategy Veronica Sherwood-Meares said on LinkedIn that Future Super ...

ISA calls SG increase delay a tax grab

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... should follow through on the legislated increase to 12% and not be exploring underhanded ways to renege on it." "This isn't choice - it's a sneaky tax grab that will leave people worse off and rip up one of the system's founding principles." Wages are ...

HESTA hikes group insurance premiums again

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... HESTA's standard insurance cover -- which eligible members automatically receive upon signing up unless they make a choice -- includes two units of the income protection (IP) and two units of death cover. It does not include total permanent disability ...

AMG Super rebrands divisions to cut costs

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... AMG Super, which is partly owned by DDH Graham, has so far run the $140 million Emplus Super and $300 million Freedom of Choice Super as standalone divisions of AMG. "We are in a process of a significant product consolidation project. Emplus is the first ...

New heatmap shames trustees

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... "stitched" to help track long-term performance. "In late 2021, APRA will also look to publish the heatmap for a segment of the choice sector; we will publish a preview of our thinking on how we will do this early in the new year," she said. "We also ...

IOOF, BT end platform relationship

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... simplification strategy, alignment with providers who fit within our open architecture approach will be key to continuing to enable choice to our clients," he said. The wealth manager has entered a new arrangement with HUB24 as its platform administration ...

ATO backs SMSFs as strong retirement choice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
... Taxation Office assistant commissioner said he is focused on ensuring SMSFs remain a strong and credible retirement planning choice for Australians going forward. In an end of year message, assistant commissioner Justin Micale said as Australia moves ...

Industry fund sees 252% increase in digital advice use

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020
... in 2017, with Midwinter providing the technology. The fund now has three digital intra-fund advice services - investment choice, insurance needs and contribution optimisation. There is also a Retirement Health Check and Super Health Check tool designed ...