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Chief member officer departs Rest

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
After a near decade-long career with Rest, Deborah Potts will step down from her role as chief member officer and finish up with the fund in mid-December. The $90 billion superannuation fund has started the search for her replacement. Chief executive ...

AustralianSuper well placed to achieve mega-scale ambitions: Morningstar

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper has the right strategic recipe and leadership to continue delivering for members, but there are some areas to keep an eye on, Morningstar says. Releasing its review of the nation's largest superannuation fund, Morningstar said the fund's ...

ASX files defence against ASIC proceedings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
... the law." Lofthouse said the ASX provided regular updates on the project, including that it was subject to feedback and change, as well as the input of its external suppliers. "When we became aware that the project required a deeper reassessment, we ...

Advice take up falls amid decade-low retirement confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
While demand for financial advice is apparently the highest it's ever been, the number of people actually seeking it has dropped. That's according to new research from Brighter Super and Investment Trends that shows retirement confidence among Australians ...

Second bidder enters SelfWealth takeover talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2024
The proposed takeover of SelfWealth heats up as AxiCorp Financial Services attempts to ensnare the trading platform from Bell Financial Group (BFG). AxiCorp has lobbed a bid of 23 cents per SelfWealth share, one cent more than what BFG proposed on Wednesday. ...

Super lobbies call for death benefit reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
The chief executives of the Super Members Council (SMC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have told the senate economics committee that Australians deserve better outcomes from their super funds, but said reforms are needed. ...

UK to follow Australia's lead in creating megafunds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2024
In what's considered the most significant reforms to the UK retirement sector in decades, the defined contribution schemes of 86 administering authorities will be consolidated and their assets pooled to create megafunds. The UK government plans to introduce ...

Wages grow 3.5% for the year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
... reflected a much smaller lift in award wages this financial year," Wu said. The ABS data revealed around 45% of jobs saw a wage change in the September quarter, down slightly (46%) from the same time last year. The average size of the hourly wage change ...

Platinum exec pay hit with second strike

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Platinum Asset Management suffered its second consecutive strike against its remuneration report but managed to avoid a board spill. Yesterday, 73% of shareholders overwhelmingly voted against adopting the remuneration report at the annual general meeting ...

Australian economy 'fundamentally sound': CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) chief executive Matt Comyn painted a positive picture for the Australian economy, despite ongoing cost-of-living pressures. Comyn said high interest rates are doing the job of bringing inflation under control, but the pace of ...