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AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... members will pay more for their death and TPD cover; the first increase in six years. A 'light blue collar' member with default cover of two units of death and TPD will see their premiums rise from $1.70 a week to $2. Premiums for fixed voluntary cover ...

Private debt and YFYS: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... annum. The test scenario analysis estimated losses to be 17bps per annum, which is based upon the Standard & Poor's BB default rate. "The illiquidity and complexity premia that can be captured in private debt, along with exposure to the B/BB credit universe ...

Hostplus and Maritime Super explore merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... outcomes for our expanded membership, including delivering one of the lowest admin fees of all MySuper funds, market-leading default investment outcomes - especially from our MySuper Balanced option which is ranked number one for investment performance ...

Residential property demand to weaken

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2022
Demand for residential property is expected to cool down this year despite the number of auction figures recorded in the final quarter of 2021. With stock levels running low and the potential for interest rates to rise, BuyersBuyers co-founder Pete ...

Cbus to launch new investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... launching the new options with the possibility of future mergers in mind, as well as corporate superannuation markets. "Our default Growth MySuper option is a top quartile product, and we continue to view it as a superior product designed to suit most ...

Best-performing default funds revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
A mix of retail, industry and corporate superannuation funds dominated the 10 best-performing default options list in the latest November figures. New Rainmaker analysis of personal default superannuation fund options found that over a three-year period ...

QSuper merger update, fee cuts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... as part of Australian Retirement Trust for existing QSuper members, future employees of the Queensland government and default members as well as spouses and children of QSuper members who join the fund. "Following our merger with Sunsuper, we expect ...

Smart default fund to boost retirement incomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
A former Commonwealth Superannuation Scheme and APRA executive has developed a 'smart default' fund which he claims could boost retirement balances by more than 35%. Douglas Bucknell, founder and chief executive of Tailored Superannuation Solutions ...

Media Super apologises for major calculator error

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... first change that would have impacted the calculator's projections came in March 2016 when the fund made changes to its default insurance premiums. Other changes made over the years that were not reflected by the tool include administration fee and insurance ...

FSC releases two new standards

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... unveiled Standard No. 27 Removal of Occupational Exclusions and Occupation Based Restrictive Disability Definitions in Default Cover, following a consultation period. On the back of the Your Future, Your Super reforms, the removal of such exclusions ...