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Active Super transfers members to Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2024 12:50PM

Challenger will take over Active Super's Guaranteed Income offering after it was determined transferring these member accounts to Vision Super would not be in their best interests.

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Funds are 'getting back to basics', says report

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024

Global public pension funds and sovereign funds are refocusing on generating long-term returns, generally targeting opportunities in private markets, emerging markets, and green assets, according to the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum ...

Top superannuation policy priorities for 2025: SMC

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2024

Super Members Council (SMC) has set out its key policy priorities in 2025 to further strengthen the superannuation system.

Superannuation tax shakeup proposed by Actuaries Institute

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 9 DEC 2024

A discussion paper commissioned by the Actuaries Institute has proposed a three-pronged tax reform package aimed at making the superannuation system less complex, more equitable, and sustainable.

UniSuper has 'some work to get on with' on cyber front: Chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024

UniSuper's leadership team has touched on how the fund is strengthening its operations following the extensive system outage in May this year.

Super framework, SMSFs conducive to financial abuse: Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA | FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024

Lax superannuation laws make it too easy for perpetrators of domestic violence to access victims' retirement savings, while the current framework for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) enables financial abuse to flourish, a parliamentary inquiry found.

MLC trustees to pay $65m in MySuper class action settlement

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024

MLC will pay close to $65 million to settle a class action that alleged it delayed transferring more than 300,000 members to the cheaper MySuper option.

Super funds should focus on 'simple' advice: Jones

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2024

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has said the purpose of DBFO Tranche 2 is to allow super funds to answer "basic questions" for their members.

GESB renews administration mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2024

The fund for Western Australian public sector workers has renewed its mandate with MUFG Retirement Solutions.

Cbus lacks stringent director, expenditure policies: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2024

An independent review by Deloitte has found little evidence to suggest Cbus' pricey relationship with the CFMEU is in the best financial interests of members. It also found the fund's processes for determining the propriety of board directors are lacking.

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Active Super transfers members to Challenger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

Challenger will take over Active Super's Guaranteed Income offering after it was determined transferring these member accounts to Vision Super would not be in their best interests.

Eyes on gaming, Chinese tech in 2025: Orbis

MATTHEW WAI

Why investors in Asian equities and gamers alike have reason to feel good about the year ahead.

RBA 'paves way' for February rate cut

ELIZA BAVIN

After a year of defiantly leaving interest rates on hold, the RBA has given the first glimmer of hope a rate cut may come in the first half of 2025.

Scarcity Partners acquires stake of foreign investment firm

ANDREW MCKEAN

Scarcity Partners has acquired a 20% interest in January Capital, a Singapore-based private markets investment firm focused on Asia Pacific technology companies.

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