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UniSuper names product head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... management," a spokesperson said. "He is well-placed to lead and drive the product agenda forward for UniSuper across our retirement, insurance, accumulation and investment offers. His appointment is a testament to our talent within the fund." Speaking ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... universality, and compulsion - and cautioned that any policy proposals undermining these will undermine Australians' retirement savings and "hand a large bill" to taxpayers. For example, its research shows that a 30-year-old who withdrew $20,000 through ...

Insignia taps SS&C, outsources 1000 workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024
... deliver a simpler operating environment for our Master Trust business, allowing us to focus on areas such as product, retirement offer, investment performance and returns, advice and guidance, while keeping key service and administration functions such ...

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024
... rules regarding earnings on superannuation assets, which are taxed at 15% in the accumulation phase and tax-free in the retirement phase, create complexity and cost due to the necessity for separate accounts and convoluted processes for transferring ...

Australian Retirement Trust appoints new chief risk officer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has appointed a new chief risk officer that's set to start in March 2025. The new chief risk officer, Darryl Burke, was previously with Colonial First State in the same role. Burke will lead ART's risk and compliance ...

AustralianSuper replaces retirement lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
AustralianSuper's head of member products, guidance and advice has been promoted to general manager of retirement. This a larger role for Shane Hancock who has been responsible for all superannuation, insurance, and retirement products since 2022. ...

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... admission of liability. "Superannuation is often the greatest asset Australians have, and is crucial to a dignified retirement. The High Court has recognised the valuable status of superannuation as 'deferred pay'," Maurice Blackburn principal ...

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found. ...

HESTA names general manager of retirement

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
HESTA has named a general manager of retirement as 14% of its members get ready to retire in the next five years. Shannon O'Shea has been appointed to the role. She was previously general manager, new business and growth enablement, a position she ...

Millions of Aussies want episodic advice: Research

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... a financial adviser despite 4.9 million having 'unmet advice needs'. The areas where support is most needed include retirement financial security (30%), developing investment strategies (30%), managing tax planning (27%), and home buying (25%), the report ...