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Still work to do on QAR: Levy

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2022
... platform, is not actually educated, qualified and registered," she said. The other issue is around charging, Abood added, "Super funds will be able to offer advice very cheaply through the collective charging mechanisms, which trustees have available ...

The time for change is now: Jones

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... ourselves why we are doing that," Jones said. Jones was also questioned as to whether falling adviser numbers would see super funds, banks and insurers considered to provide some form of advice and plug the gap - something that has been proposed by Michelle ...

Aware Super deepens TAL relationship

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
... is one of the largest life insurance companies in Australia, providing death and disability insurance for leading super funds like Aware Super, and has a longstanding relationship with the fund. Consolidating our insurance services with one insurer will ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
Institutional investors, such as super funds, are more likely to recall loaned shares to exercise voting rights in line with proxy voting policies, research has found. In the decade since the introduction of the "two-strikes rule" in 2011, more institutional ...

Inconsistencies across RIC strategies: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
Mercer analysis of publicly available retirement income strategy summaries shows a great disparity between super funds' approaches. Under the requirements of the Retirement Income Covenant, trustees set out how they'll help members with their retirement ...

APRA to modernise regulatory frameworks

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
... outlined plans for its multi-year program to modernise the architecture of prudential standards for banks, insurers, and super funds. The program, which commenced last year, is intended to ensure the framework continues to underpin financial safety and ...

BFID no hindrance to helping vulnerable members: Panel

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
More needs to be done to protect the super sector's most vulnerable members, with the Conference for Major Super Funds being told that doing so would be a breach of the best financial interest duty is a myth. AIST senior manager, policy David Haynes ...

Super wars not over: Swan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
Appearing on a panel at the Conference for Major Super Funds, Cbus chair Wayne Swan warned the industry has a fight on its hands when it comes to big structural reforms moving forward. "I was in the parliament when we started the Super Guarantee 30 ...

Climate skills development needed: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... their climate skills need developing. Research director Alison Atherton offered delegates to the Conference of Major Super Funds a sneak peek of work the Institute has been undertaking into sustainable finance skills, with a particular focus on climate ...

Final Royal Commission reforms to be tabled, YFYS review begins

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
... regime has commenced, minister for financial services Stephen Jones confirmed in an address to the Conference of Major Super Funds this morning. Appearing via video, Jones said he will introduce the bill to introduce the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort ...