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Statewide Super increases premiums

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... some members, with the aim of making premiums more equitable across the fund's membership. Members will have to calculate whether their cover is becoming more expensive according to their occupation, age, level of cover and unitised rates. Statewide ...

DDO nil-reporting rule scrapped

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021
... the design and distribution obligations document released by Treasury, advisers will no longer be required "to report whether they have received a complaint or acquired information requested by the issuer, including where there are nil complaints or ...

MSCI launches implied temperature tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... rapidly sharpening their focus on the financial impacts of climate change, and they need greater transparency and insight on whether their capital may further, or frustrate, the goal of a more sustainable society." The product will be integrated into ...

InvestSMART launches installment investment product

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... said. "There's other [considerations] with respect to the peer-to-peer lending products as to how do we structure it, whether we do it through a retail corporate note or something." He said fundlater is in its pilot or first phase. The firm is aiming ...

One in four Aussies have no super account

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2021
... it, and this has been consistent over the past couple years of our research," Finder super expert Alison Banney said. "Whether Aussies never had super, accessed it during the first COVID outbreak, or have lost track of their accounts, it all adds up ...

ASX eyes a bigger slice of fixed income active ETFs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
... recent years have shifted towards open-ended structures from closed-ended ones. "It will be subject to our assessment whether we think the fund will be open ended and be able to [service] redemption requests," Weaver said. ASX general manager investment ...

Tim Wilson grills NAB on super ownership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has grilled National Australia Bank chief executive Ross McEwan on whether super funds have undue influence over Australian banks, as funds own larger portions of the ASX. Wilson asked NAB whether super funds, as shareholders ...

Gauging the Future Fund's MySuper potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... superannuation manager are renewed, Rainmaker Information has run the numbers on what that might look like. Speculation over whether the sovereign wealth fund should be charged with managing Australians' retirement savings has mounted in recent weeks ...

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... had not briefed their boards on their obligations under RG 271 (which relates to the IDR). "This raises concerns about whether the enforceable requirements are being sufficiently prioritised. Many superannuation funds are likely to require significant ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... prevalence of occupational exclusions on default life and TPD insurance offerings within MySuper products to form a view of whether occupational exclusions in relation to default life and TPD insurance in MySuper products are necessary or appropriate," ...