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AFP investigates ERS scams

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... proof of eligibility when submitting the application. ATO commissioner Chris Jordan confirmed to the COVID-19 Select Committee that fraudulent activity had been identified and "immediately acted upon". "It is now an operational matter with our colleagues ...

COVID-19 drives Aussies to check exemptions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... Australians to ask their life insurers whether their policies cover them for suicide, the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economic has heard. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics hearing into the ...

Advice chief leaves industry fund giant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... relationship with the fund, bringing to a close more than four years as a consultant to its audit, risk and compliance committee. Somerville was replaced by former Deloitte partner Sarah Woodhouse, who joins the firm as a consultant alongside former ...

Former CFSGAM executive joins industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2020
... as an independent investment expert. Former chief operating officer, director and member of CFSGAM's global executive committee Joe Fernandes has joined Legalsuper as an independent investment expert to chief investment officer Norman Zhang. In his new ...

Former State Super investments chief returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 27 APR 2020
... Catholic Super. She stayed on at the combined trustee board of the two funds - Togethr Trustees - sitting on its investment committee and its innovation and technology committee. State Super said Rasmussen was "instrumental" in establishing the principles ...

LGIAsuper revises down unlisted assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... devaluations at superannuation funds are expected to come to surface later this month, as funds respond to the Standing Committee on Economics chair Tim Wilson's letter asking for details on unlisted assets among other questions. Managed funds land has ...

Life insurers prepare for grilling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
... major life insurance firms and advocacy bodies will face up to the scrutiny of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, with committee chair Tim Wilson committing to grilling insurers on revelations from the Royal Commission, as ...

Calls for super funds, government to collaborate on energy security

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... since 2011. He authored three reports for NRMA, assisted with a 2015 senate enquiry and with a 2018 parliamentary joint committee. "We should be thinking about some of our superannuation funds investing in this, with government agreement for long-term ...

Challenger winds up boutique partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
... Latigo co-founders David Ford and David Sabath joined Pretium as senior managing directors, members of the executive committee but remained the portfolio managers of Latigo's investment vehicles. In the March quarter, Challenger's life sales were up ...

APRA questioned on fund liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2020
The prudential regulator has been questioned over super fund liquidity concerns by the Senate Economics Committee. Senator Andrew Bragg issued a letter to APRA putting the regulator on notice to answer a number of questions related to super funds. "I ...