Law firm Maurice Blackburn has announced it has reached a settlement with MLC over a class action alleging delays in transferring members to MySuper products....
The superannuation industry is widely supportive of the government’s update on DBFO, after it was revealed funds would have two options for charging fees for the advice p...
New analysis has revealed that Australia’s largest super funds are “failing to use the power afforded to them” to rein in oil and gas expansion plans....
The country’s second-largest fund has a strong enough investment team to warrant continued conviction, a research house has said. ...
Cbus has publicly released Deloitte’s independent review of the fund, which found that while the directors met the fit and proper criteria, improvements need to be made t...
The retirement of two long-serving executives has presented an opportunity to consider operations and avenues for future growth, according to the fund....
The $340 billion fund has welcomed three senior investment executives to its London office as it continues to internalise the management of international equities, its si...
The fund has hired a former ART executive as its new head of group strategy....
The sovereign wealth fund has revealed six internal hires to support the execution of key strategies. ...
The fund has announced the departure of a second senior executive in as many months, with its chief member officer to finish up mid-December....
Economic growth was weaker than expected, once again highlighting an economy largely sustained by population growth and government spending....
In this latest edition, Anna Shelley, CIO at AMP, shares the fund’s approach to current market conditions and where it continues to uncover key opportunities....
The mega fund has announced a $2.2 billion investment in a leading data centre platform, bringing its global real assets portfolio to nearly $60 billion....
In this latest edition, Australian Retirement Trust’s head of global real assets Michael Weaver explains the fund’s approach to finding new opportunities as it surpasses ...
Fund managers remain hopeful for a Chinese revival story despite the “disappointing” stimulus package announced this week....
Superannuation funds will have two options for charging fees for the advice provided by the new class of adviser....
APRA’s latest data has revealed that superannuation funds spent $1.3 billion on advice fees, with the vast majority sent to external financial advisers....
Cbus Super has unveiled Advice Essentials Plus, a new service offering affordable financial advice to both members and their partners....
The fund has launched a new tool to help deliver personalised financial education and digital personal advice to eligible members....
The industry body has recommended an approach that recognises unique advice needs, noting current super regulation and legislation is “overwhelmingly designed with simple...
Demand from institutional investors was the main driver of growth in Australia’s responsible investment (RI) market in 2023, as the industry continued to gain momentum....
Institutional investors have entered November with their largest pre-election equity allocation in two decades, according to new data....
The sovereign wealth fund remains cautious of the impact of high inflation as it announces a strong return in its latest update....
Australia is becoming increasingly recognised as an attractive investment opportunity against global counterparts, recent analysis has found....
Pension funds in Australia and the UK are embracing recent developments that will facilitate the deployment of superannuation capital toward the energy transition in both...
The insurance company has joined this year’s awards as a principal partner....
The $135 billion fund has transitioned away from TAL Life Insurance following an “extensive tender process”....
The $80 billion fund is facing legal action over allegedly signing up new members to income protection insurance by default without active member consent....
In a Senate submission, the Financial Services Council has once again called for further clarification that the government will assess the consumer outcomes of group insu...
The Federal Court has ruled in favour of QSuper regarding non-payment of a total and permanent disablement benefit to a member....
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...