National Australia Bank (NAB) has launched a super clearing house in time for new SuperStream regulations that come into effect in November.
The bank has introduced online portal NAB Super Pay, which is accessible to fund, employer and self-managed super fund customers.
Through the online portal, employers can make contributions to multiple employee funds and self-managed funds without needing to process multiple data forms and making separate payment transactions.
NAB general manager wholesale wealth Nathan Gooley said employers can send in their super contributions using file extracts from their payroll system.
The super industry processes over 100 million transactions per year at a cost of about $3.5 billion.
Jim Chalmers has defended changes to the Future Fund’s mandate, referring to himself as a “big supporter” of the sovereign wealth fund, amid fierce opposition from the Coalition, which has pledged to reverse any changes if it wins next year’s election.
In a new review of the country’s largest fund, a research house says it’s well placed to deliver attractive returns despite challenges.
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Specific valuation decisions made by the $88 billion fund at the beginning of the pandemic were “not adequate for the deteriorating market conditions”, according to the prudential regulator.