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Big retail industry fund REST is understood to have called for tenders for the provision of administration services.
REST, which currently uses Australian Administration Services (AAS), is running the tender via a consultancy.
With more than 1.8 million members and around $16 billion in funds under management, REST represents a core client for AAS.
REST has retained AAS as its administration provider for more than 10 years — a relationship that continued even after ownership of the administrator passed from Telstra subsidiary KAZ to Link Market Services.
Large superannuation accounts may need to find funds outside their accounts or take the extreme step of selling non-liquid assets under the proposed $3 million super tax legislation, according to new analysis from ANU.
Economists have been left scrambling to recalibrate after the Reserve Bank wrong-footed markets on Tuesday, holding the cash rate steady despite widespread expectations of a cut.
A new Roy Morgan report has found retail super funds had the largest increase in customer satisfaction in the last year, but its record-high rating still lags other super categories.
In a sharp rebuke to market expectations, the Reserve Bank held the cash rate steady at 3.85 per cent on Tuesday, defying near-unanimous forecasts of a cut and signalling a more cautious approach to further easing.