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Review of YFYS receives mixed response

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... term, shows not only how partisan this government is, but also confirms they are simply puppets for the unions and super funds." "This commitment to gut Your Future, Your Super will cost workers billions of dollars." Bragg chastised Jones for protecting ...

Performance test expansion paused as government announces review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2022
... integrating ESG investing into a superannuation portfolio can increase tracking error, raising concerns that ESG could lead super funds to negative outcome against the YFYS performance test. YFYS presents a challenge to the rapid adoption of ESG investing ...

Chorus of self-interest in financial advice: SCA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2022
... op-ed, Super Consumers Australia director Xavier O'Halloran has said that, ahead of the Quality of Advice review, super funds are lobbying to remove the consumer protections around intra-fund advice. "There are serious questions about the value of getting ...

TWUSUPER adds fee to combat cross subsidisation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... insured members currently receive will not be impacted by the new fee, TWUSUPER said. Further, much like many other super funds, TWUSUPER has also introduced a trustee services fee to establish a trustee reserve. "The [January 1 legislative] changes ...

ASIC releases guidance on super, retirement calculators

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... has released guidance for superannuation calculators and retirement estimates, while also updating relief around how super funds can provide retirement estimates to members. RG 276 outlines what super funds need to do to rely on the existing relief in ...

Frontier appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... "During Gabriel's tenure on our board, the firm evolved from a relatively simple business working primarily with super funds, to a group nearing one hundred staff and fifty clients across a range of sectors and geographies. Gabriel has led the firm ...

Top super funds for ESG revealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2022
... 32 funds have received Rainmaker's inaugural ESG Leader Rating. In all, Rainmaker Information has identified 43 super funds that either identify as ESG super funds in that they are a signatory to an ESG protocol, they offer ESG investment options ...

July 1 super changes: Are you ready?

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
As we celebrate the 30th birthday of the Superannuation Guarantee, the new financial year brings with it plenty of changes to super. Here's what you need to know. From tomorrow, significant changes to superannuation and its surrounding legislation ...

Retirement Income Covenant a win for advisers - but for how long?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2022
The long-awaited Retirement Income Covenant comes into effect tomorrow and, with super funds unable to consider members' personal circumstances, there's a view that its introduction could significantly impact the financial advice sector - but ...

Super funds are ready for RIC: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2022
... fast-approaching Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) deadline. According to research conducted by CoreData, Australian super funds are ready to publish the retirement income strategies needed to comply with the new legislation. The research accessed super ...