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Jo Townsend named chief executive of NZ Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... investment management sector, managing fixed-interest portfolios. Before heading up Funds SA, she held various roles at REST Super, including as general manager of investments and acting chief operating officer. Earlier in her career, she held investment ...

Bitcoin investing is on the rise, but more regulation is needed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... of industry participants, is regarding the full recovery of assets at FTX Japan three months after the collapse, while the rest of the world has been in the bankruptcy queue for over 15 months. Greater participation and support from deposit taking institutions ...

Financial services class actions surge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024
... complex financial products, shareholder class actions, and data breaches. On 22 December 2023, a class action was filed against Rest alleging it signed new members up for income protection cover by default. A couple of days earlier a class action was ...

Policymakers face significant challenge in regulating AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2024
Innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) are quickly expanding, posing a challenge to policymakers attempting to regulate the area. According to Kevin Hebner, managing director, global investment strategist with Epoch Investment Partners, those charged ...

ATO refers SMSF auditors to ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
Fifteen self-managed super fund (SMSF) auditors have been reprimanded for performing in-house audits. The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) referred 15 SMSF auditors to ASIC following a review of files from audit firms. ASIC said it had concerns that ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... Employment Hero does not have appropriate AFSL arrangements despite knowing that it does. In its response to the consultation, Rest also called for a ban on commercial arrangements for advertising during the onboarding process. However, Rest said it ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... test, shifting members into untested products, or hiking fees to cross-subsidise products under scrutiny. Meanwhile, the super sector's diversity also means that some edge cases, such as annuity retirement phase or niche single-sector products, aren't ...

Equip Super set to hire top chief experience officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2024
... in addition to his job as chief growth officer. Previously, Yanni held senior business development roles with LUCRF Super, Rest, and ME Bank. "The changes involve us consolidating our member office and financial advice functions, which has unfortunately ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... "After today's announcement we look forward to seeing that gap close for many Australian women." The gender super gap for Rest members is higher than the average at 27%. More than half of its membership is female, with chief executive Vicki Doyle ...

Rest appoints general manager, product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2024
... off a product simplification strategy, promoting a lead from within. Scott Tully has been named general manager, product at Rest, having already acted in the role for five months. Prior, he was head of investment option development, a role he took on ...
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