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Suncorp divests super unit to industry fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2021
... to complete by mid-2022. After this, Suncorp will enter into an agreement with LGIAsuper to distribute superannuation products to customers for 18 months. The $45 million consideration includes a fixed amount of $26.6 million plus regulatory capital. ...

Vanguard appoints super administrator

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... time," a spokesperson for Vanguard in Australia said. Vanguard has not announced a launch date for the superannuation products but expects it to be this year. In the lead up to it, Vanguard wound back its institutional client book in Australia. Grow ...

YFYS net must be cast wider: Cbus

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
The $59 billion industry fund is calling on the government to include all superannuation products in the proposed performance benchmarks from the same date and to not commence the rest of the measures until all underperforming funds have been removed ...

AustralianSuper subverts stapling logic

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2021
... fees and charges are all applied - that is most important to them." He also called for all APRA-regulated superannuation products to be subject to performance benchmarking and the annual performance test - not just MySuper products.

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... UK's Nest charged 0.51% while Sweden AP National Funds charged 0.15%. On the brighter side, nearly 164 superannuation products (choice as well as MySuper) available in Australia lowered their fees in the six months ending January 2021. A much smaller ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Of the 692 superannuation products reviewed by Rainmaker, 29% have received a AAA Rating for 2021, with 11 offerings added to the list. Rainmaker looked at 692 products from 178 superannuation funds for its annual assessment. In analysing the offerings ...

Chances of CBA admitting to Essential Super wrongdoing "non-existent"

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2021
... because the second defendant was capable and expert in manufacturing wealth management products, including superannuation products. It wanted a subsidiary that was able to manufacture these products for it to sell," CBA's lawyer said. "Fast forward ...

Chant West hires distribution head

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... OnePath. Sillar was responsible for the distribution of life and disability insurance, investments and superannuation products through financial advisers. He also worked at E*Trade, and BTFG for about a decade, starting out as head of client management ...

APRA highlights heatmaps success

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2020
... improving transparency, lifting industry practice and enhancing member outcomes by publicly identifying superannuation products that are underperforming in the areas of investment returns and fees," APRA said. "The first MySuper heatmap was published ...

ClearView pushes ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020
... The ASX-listed wealth and insurance company will complete the successor fund transfer of its risk-only superannuation products to HUB24, which is scheduled to take effect on October 31. ClearView will move its clients from its LifeSolutions Super and ...