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Active Super returns 23%

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
Active Super returned 23% in FY21, but its chief investment officer Craig Turnbull says the fund is watching for signs of inflation. The fund, which was previously named Local Government Super, posted its best yearly returns in its 24 year-long history ...

GBST improves compliance checks

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
GBST has upgraded its solution to make it easier for superannuation funds to identify members and meet Australian Tax Office tax obligations. GBST Digital now allows super funds to integrate ID verification in their systems without compromising the ...

LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... Tasplan merged to become the newly named Spirit Super. Just last month, Local Government Super also rebranded to become Active Super. Farrar did not reveal any of the names LGIAsuper is tossing up, but said she's leaving it to the marketing experts. ...

Local Government Super rebrands, reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... fund, Local Government Super has adopted a new name and cut some of its fees. Effective today, LGS will be known as Active Super; a name that "captures our long-standing active pursuit of investments that deliver solid long-term returns for members that ...

PYSP reunites $4.3bn of lost super

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2021
... "This includes approximately 2.3 million accounts worth $3.7 billion that have been transferred into individuals' active super accounts, and approximately 995,000 accounts worth $573 million paid proactively into individuals' bank accounts - a power ...

Aussies reunited with $1bn in lost super

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
... People with inactive super accounts with balances of less than $6,000 will see the balance transferred into their active super account. But if the balance is less than $200 the sum will transfer to their bank account and if the person is over 65 years ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
The Government's move to reintroduce its member interests superannuation reforms continues to rile pockets of the super sector. The national advocacy group for women employed in superannuation and financial services, Women in Super (WIS), has condemned ...

ATO guides SMSFs on PYSP changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... funds. However, the ATO will now be able to proactively consolidate eligible unclaimed super money into eligible active super accounts - including SMSFs and small APRA funds - if an individual hasn't requested a direct payment or for it to be rolled ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Federal Government will mandate that superannuation funds no longer have opt-out life insurance arrangements for members under 25 and those with low balances. Budget papers said this was being done as a means of "protecting Australians' retirement ...

Untouched super sits at $18 billion: ATO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... super accounts. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia suggests the ATO, which has the details of the active super accounts belonging to most individuals with unclaimed super, should return unclaimed funds currently captured by legislated ...