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Performance test comms criticised

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2022
ASIC is warning super trustees to ensure they communicate upcoming performance test outcomes correctly to members, saying some of the funds that failed the test last year also failed to adequately inform members. The regulator has reviewed the performance ...

Active Super kickstarts reward program

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Active Super has launched a Super Booster reward program to accelerate the growth of members' super balances. The Super Booster reward program is a 'set and forget' tool for members to top-up their super balances with eligible retail purchases. ...

Mercer appoints sustainable investment leader

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
Rebecca Mather has been appointed to the role of sustainable investment leader, Pacific, following the departure of former executive Alexis Cheang. Cheang's previous role as acting global business leader, sustainable investment has now been split into ...

Mutual sector overcomes pandemic headwinds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2022
The top 100 co-operatives and mutuals have defied the economic impacts of the pandemic; the sector's revenues grew a record 10% to $34.4 billion during 2020/2021. The latest National Mutual Economy Report released by the Business Council of Co-operatives ...

MLC Life chief executive to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
MLC Life will promote from within its leadership team to replace chief executive and managing director Rodney Cook, who will retire at the end of the year. Cook has led the insurer for two years so far, having taken over the top job in June 2020 and ...

Ord Minnett announces Perth office launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Ord Minnett has announced its expansion into Western Australia with the launch of its first Perth office. After acquiring EL & C Baillieu in November 2020, the wealth management group said it was the combination of both businesses that strengthened ...

SMSF assets climb to $892bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
New quarterly ATO statistics estimate that the total assets of SMSFs are $892 billion, up 11% year on year. More broadly, the total assets of SMSFs have grown by $2.4 billion over a five-year period to the March 2022 quarter. Despite significant asset ...

Mason Stevens hires interim head of fixed income

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022
Mason Stevens has hired Andrew Baume as interim head of fixed income, pending the outcome of a search for a top fixed income investment professional. Baume will report to investment chief Jacqueline Fernley. He replaces Jesse Imer who recently joined ...

The big case for big data

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
Big data should be a natural pathway for the superannuation fund industry, according to investment strategy experts. A session at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ASI Conference revealed the many benefits of data backed science and ...

Younger generations lead the SMSF surge: Vanguard

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2022
A Vanguard SMSF investor report has found that the newest cohort of trustees are younger, confident and more engaged with their superannuation. The report stated on an average basis, newly established SMSFs have continued to be set up by younger investors ...