The corporate regulator has pulled up super fund trustees who failed the Your Future, Your Super performance test for poor member communications. Amid increased regulatory and political pressure, the regulator has urged the trustees to improve the experience for Australia’s super fund members.
Super fund members have shown “overwhelming” support for Australia’s compulsory super system, according to findings from a survey conducted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia.
Super fund members should not underestimate the importance of a binding death benefit nomination.
The Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) has appointed Ana Cláudia Akie Utumi as chair for a two-year term.
MLC Life Insurance has appointed experienced industry veteran Peter Smith as head of business development.
ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of Oztures Trading in response to a request from Binance Australia Derivatives on Wednesday, 5 April 2023.
Aware Super is committing a $900 million investment in the global build-to-rent sector as part of its international expansion strategy.
The significant changes required to make the YFYS performance test more effective were not forthcoming, but the recommended changes have positive impact and show Minister Stephen Jones and Treasury listen to industry feedback.
The US$250 trillion energy transition to net-zero carbon encompasses a crucial human element which is often forgotten, leaving communities bereft of opportunities to advance. It is vital governments, investors and businesses prioritise a just transition that is timely, equitable and meets global climate goals.
Vanguard has reduced the fee of the Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (VAF) to 0.10 per cent, effective today.
Mercer has appointed former BT Super executives Andrew Wallace and Corrin Collocott to its Pacific leadership team, following the completed merger of BT Super into the Mercer Super Trust.
The CIO role has never been more challenging in 2022 with one of the most volatile years on record. Asset portfolios were hit by plunging world stocks, erratic bond markets, whip-sawing currency and commodity prices and the dramatic collapse of a number of crypto platforms.
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