Revolutionising super: Empowering structured giving for impactful philanthropy

With many super fund members passing away with retirement funds unallocated, there is an opportunity for change to allow them to direct their super to charitable organisations, writes Rohani Bixler.

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Which super fund has fallen foul of ASIC’s greenwashing crackdown?

The corporate regulator has commenced its third civil penalty proceedings for alleged greenwashing, with the super fund holding investments in Russia when it had listed it as an excluded country.

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AMP and CBA update on super class actions

AMP and Commonwealth Bank have shared updates on ongoing superannuation class actions as they release their financial results.

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Hejaz launches first Islamic pension product

The $1.3 billion Islamic finance provider has announced Hejaz Islamic Super and Pension, the first Islamic account-based pension product directly offered to Australians.

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Pendal COO among new senior hires at Aware Super

The $160 billion fund has named Justin Howell as its chief operating officer for investments alongside new heads of portfolio management and business development.

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Super advisers make up less than 4% of advice market

Financial advisers working at super funds make up just 3.8 per cent of the financial advice industry while the number of licensees make up less than 1 per cent.

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Cyber security in the spotlight as privacy concerns grow

With three-quarters of Australians viewing data breaches as one of the biggest privacy risks today, the amount of data requested and handled by their super fund remains a growing priority.

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Women could be $192k better off at retirement with advice

A 50-year-old woman who seeks advice stands to be $192,000 better off in retirement, while the figure stands at a whopping $472,000 if they start at 35, according to new modelling.

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Aware Super launches term deposits option

Aware Super members with minimum account balances of $15,000 can now invest a portion of their super dir

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ART and AusSuper working together on super advice

Australian Retirement Trust and AustralianSuper are understood to be working together on how the two largest super funds can best help their members with advice.

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