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SG non-compliance declining: ATO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... with the standards has also been growing progressively, the report said. By the end of the June 2017, about 94% of all employer contributions were received electronically - about 5% higher than the previous year. The proportion of non-complying employer ...

Merged super funds save $30m for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... million transition cost will be recovered in less than six months, he added. "Sunsuper has invested heavily in member and employer technology and services in the last 12 months that will remain market leading, including uplifting our employer online ...

PwC urges super trustees to fast-track GDPR compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... collected including membership information, identity characteristics, contact details, tax file number, salary, insurance, employer and beneficiaries. To be GDPR compliant, PwC noted trustees must update existing privacy notices so they are concise ...

New law tightens unpaid SG penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
Employers robbing staff of superannuation entitlements could face court-ordered penalties and even jail time under a new law designed to combat the $2.85 billion unpaid super problem. Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer introduced ...

Intiger hires global head for AI software push

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... software. He drove change in the several of the bank's advice areas including SMSFs, aged care and estate planning, his new employer said. While working for CBA, Jaja also contributed to embedding legislative reform in the bank's advice network and the ...

Nationwide Super joins Russell alliance, cuts fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2018
Nationwide Super has joined Russell Investments' five-year-old superannuation alliance, a move that will help the fund reduce fees for its member base of small business owners. Russell Investments partnered with superannuation administrator Link Group ...

Industry fund introduces chief customer role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... manage the fund's customer experience projects as well as member services functions. The fund has also consolidated its employer relationships capability into the new business unit to free up its financial advice team to further develop its advice offering. ...

Regulatory disruption hampers long-term vision for super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
Superannuation industry professionals must maintain focus on achieving the best outcomes for members, despite the seeming lack of long-term vision for the future of the $2.6 trillion system. That was the message delivered by Australian Institute of ...

Chief economist update: The uncertainty that is Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring ...

More than half fail CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
Only two-in-five people working in the investment industry passed the first stage of the most recent Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) examination. Of the 68,086 candidates who took the Level I exam in December last year, 57% failed to progress to the ...