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Highest paid industry super executives revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
... while fund size significantly influences executive pay, the correlation isn't direct. For instance, Australian Retirement Trust chief investment officer Ian Patrick earned $1.2 million, ranking 11th, even though the fund is Australia's second ...

Advice reforms can solve retirement income challenges

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024
Opening up superannuation funds to more comprehensive financial advice could help solve some of the retirement income challenges Australians face, according to the Actuaries Institute. In its submission to the Retirement Phase of Superannuation consultation ...

Super funds lack data for effective retirement assistance: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Super funds lack crucial data on members' retirement income certainty preferences, hindering effective retirement assistance and compliance with Retirement Income Covenant obligations, research by Capital Preferences and Challenger reveals. The survey ...

ASIC to tighten grip on super fund misdemeanours

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... said Members should be able to have confidence that the products in which they are investing are designed to maximise retirement outcomes and sufficiently balance risk. However, some recent enforcement actions demonstrate the sector is falling short ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... example, had as much as $2.5 million in Honeywell, $1 million in Lockheed and as little as $60,000 in Elbit. Australian Retirement Trust, Equip Super and Catholic Super, Mine Super and TWUSUPER all had holdings in three or more of the five companies. ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... Member Outcomes guidance in the coming months and will also review RSE licensees' self-assessments in relation to the Retirement Income Covenant and ASIC and APRA's joint report on progress of implementation from July last year. Following that, it will ...

Equity Trustees adds more super fund clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... two more retail super funds. Equity Trustees' superannuation trustee business has been appointed trustee of ClearView Retirement Plan, while also adding Guild Super to its lineup of funds following the acquisition of Guild by Future Group. The Clearview ...

Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has slammed industry super funds, accusing them of channelling $40 million to unions and Industry Super Australia (ISA). Scrutinising mandatory disclosures, Bragg pointed out that AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA, Hostplus, TWUSUPER ...

Hyperion leads as top Australian shares fund manager: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... education. Dennis will spearhead a team of education specialists focused on improving member engagement and better retirement outcomes for Mercer Super members. Mercer also appointed Andrew Howse, previously the head of corporate benefits at Gallagher ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... market was caught by surprise when two of Australia's top customer service executives changed jobs. Australian Retirement Trust head of member services Jessica Rix has landed at Aware Super in a similar role. Rix has spent two years at the country's ...