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Don't wait for QAR: Press

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
ASIC commissioner Danielle Press pointed out at the Conference of Major Super Funds that retirement products need to be improved and waiting for the Quality of Advice Review (QAR) is not the best strategy. "I think the product piece is important here ...

The four stages of retirement

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
When it comes to retirement, the Demographics Group director and co-founder Simon Kuestenmacher believes there are four very predictable stages for super funds to be aware of. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Melbourne, Kuestenmacher ...

Do your cyber-attack drills: Funds warned

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
A panel of experts at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds stressed the importance for super funds to be prepared and have a cybersecurity strategy in place. When asked if super funds should have "something in the bottom of the drawer of someone's ...

Still work to be done on group insurance: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... progress with their insurance arrangements. However, there are specific areas of improvement that we have identified for each trustee and informed them of as part of our review. Trustees not included in this review should also make efforts to apply the ...

Virgin Money Super ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
... income protection insurance. There is also no change to the amount of cover offered. "Increasing costs isn't something the trustee does lightly, and rest assured we're committed to keeping Virgin Money Super low cost and competitive," the fund said. ...

MSC Trustees names Singapore chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
MSC Trustees has named a chief executive for its recently launched Singapore operations. Lian Sar Lim has taken on the role, bringing about 23 years' experience with him. His previous roles include 11 years with sovereign wealth fund GIC in a range ...

Super funds have the power to make change: Advocates

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Super funds can better support more Australians in retirement from a diversity standpoint by investing wisely and understanding who their members are, the Conference of Major Super Funds has heard. Athlete and disability advocate Dylan Alcott and Homelessness ...

Menopause: The silent economic crisis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
For most of us, women's reproductive concerns remain taboo in the workplace. However, with menopause estimated to be robbing women of at least $17 billion in retirement, calls for mandated menopause leave are growing. It's commonly accepted ...

Could a four-day workweek save the day?

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... are being conducted all over the world, and Quiggin says the results are promising. "It all started with a New Zealand trustee company, trying the four-day week with great success, and they then went on and established Work Week Global, which is running ...

Super funds are lousy at communications: Strategist

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Marketing strategist Toby Ralph says super funds must overhaul their member communications, as the days of arranging cohorts by demographic are long gone. Addressing the crowd at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, Ralph ...