No fund or trustee has ‘fully cracked’ the RIC: APRA

APRA is worried that it “cannot be confident” that super fund trustees are adequately implementing the Retirement Income Covenant, and work is needed on three key areas.

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Class action against QSuper garners 15,000 claimants

Some 15,000 super fund members have signed up for a lawsuit against QSuper, alleging they were wrongly charged excessive premiums for their life insurance policies.

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FEAL Fund Exec of the Year winner announced

A leading superannuation fund chief executive has been named as Fund Executive of the Year by the Fund Executive Association Ltd.

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Generative AI to transform fund member experience

As generative AI evolves in its capabilities, the member communications of Australia’s biggest super funds could become more tailored and sophisticated.

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Women comprise 42% of HESTA’s investment team

The $74 billion super fund’s 2022 progress report reveals women are occupying a greater number of senior investment management roles at firms that HESTA works with, in line with its own internal targets.

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New proposal to ‘ring-fence’ super towards aged care

A national industry association has called for changes to the superannuation system, proposing a portion of these retirement savings be directed towards funding the individual’s aged care.

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New portfolio strategies lead at Cbus

The $85 billion fund has appointed Leigh Gavin, former head of investment model design at AustralianSuper, to lead its portfolio strategies.

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KPMG proposes measure to improve super gender gap

With less than 10 per cent of Carer Payment recipients accumulating super while performing unpaid caring work, KPMG has proposed super guarantee contributions on these payments could boost retirement balances by $123k.

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Super funds urged to hire cyber literate board members

The superannuation sector is not exempt from the risks that arise from emerging technology, according to experts, who urge funds to raise the bar on cyber security and literacy.

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ASIC reveals H1 super enforcement stats

ASIC has revealed the number of its enforcement outcomes that related to superannuation misconduct in the first half of 2023, including its first interim stop orders.

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