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Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... during the Royal Commission. Speaking to ABC radio, Jones said the problem being faced by many Australians approaching retirement is a lack of simple and affordable financial advice. "Thousands of people every week are calling their superannuation fund ...

Former abrdn MD takes on chief executive role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024
... Minds said he was instrumental in the creation of the fund as a listed investment company. Upon announcing Rayson's retirement as chief executive, Hearts and Minds said Brett Jollie will be taking on the role. The company said Rayson and Jollie will ...

GESB renews administration mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024
The fund for Western Australian public sector workers has renewed its mandate with MUFG Retirement Solutions. MUFG Retirement Solutions, formerly Link Group, has held the mandate since July 2014 when the Western Australian government first outsourced ...

Treasury gives Tranche 2 reform package preview

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... adviser "to provide safe and simple advice to Australia, such as choosing an insurance policy or basic questions about retirement." This new class of adviser will only be able to provide advice on products issued by prudentially regulated entities - ...

Trustees, advisers have 'insufficient focus' on performance

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... commissioner Alan Kirkland had told financial advisers and superannuation trustees that more needs to be done to ensure better retirement outcomes for Australians. It comes after ASIC released its superannuation choice products and their focus on performance. ...

Centrepoint Alliance launches long-awaited IconiQ platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024
... investment options consolidated under a simple user interface. Meanwhile, Super Wrap offers accumulation, transition to retirement and pension options, allowing advisers to manage portfolios in a low-cost interface. Centrepoint said the launch of IconiQ ...

Sally Auld to take on chief economist role at NAB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... customers, government and policy makers. We are grateful for his service and wish him the very best in his well-deserved retirement." Oster said it has been a fantastic job, building and working with a great team at NAB. "Thank you to NAB's customers ...

TelstraSuper and Equip Super merger to go ahead

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2024
... member-representative directors. The funds said the merger is expected to achieve significant scale benefits and deliver improved retirement outcomes to the members of each fund, whilst maintaining the personalised service that each fund currently delivers. ...

WA super law reforms boost GESB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... cancel insurance in inactive accounts and transfer them to the ATO. "GESB has a long history of managing the super and retirement savings of current and former WA public sector employees," WA's Treasurer Rita Saffioti said. "These commonsense changes ...

$3m super tax faces axe, pushed to 2025

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2024
... said there are fears around the alliance between the Labor party and the Greens, who want even more taxes applied to retirement savings. "My hope is if the Labor party do form minority government with the far-left party, they have even less numbers in ...