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Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
Superannuation fees in Australia have reached a historic low, with the total expense ratio averaging 0.93% per annum, as per research from Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker Information's analysis of over 1500 superannuation fund fee options, spread across ...

Equity Trustees combines super, trustee arms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023
Equity Trustees is merging its superannuation and corporate trustee services divisions, creating a $150 billion business. The group said the two divisions share many similarities, meaning "it makes good commercial sense to bring them together." All ...

Office sector down 8%: MSCI

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
The commercial real estate sector continues to take a beating, suffering an 8% devaluation to its capital in the last financial year, according to MSCI. Commercial real estate funds returned -4.4% for investors and provided a measly 3.7% in income during ...

Equity Trustees takes on new RE mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023
AL Capital (ALC), the independent investment and fund management arm of Aqualand Group, selected Equity Trustees to be the responsible entity of its new range of retail funds. The funds include the ALC Global Credit Fund, the ALC Active Australian Equity ...

Retirees to own 55% of all super come 2032: Rainmaker

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
Within the decade, retirees will own more than half of all superannuation funds under management (FUM), Rainmaker Information forecasts. Last year, super fund members aged 65 or older owned 40% of Australia's $3.3 trillion in superannuation assets. ...

Cromwell, Value Partners group join forces

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023
... the simplification of the business through a non-core asset sale process, including assets in the Cromwell Polish Retail Fund, as well as some additional non-core assets in Australia. "Any redeployment will be measured and disciplined without unduly ...

Super funds consider future of PwC contracts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023
Two industry super funds have frozen future contracts with PwC, while others with contracts for audit or other services with the embattled management consultancy are keeping a watchful eye on developments. As reported by Financial Standard, Treasury ...

MySuper inches to $1tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2023
MySuper assets have reached a new high of $964.5 billion thanks to the mandatory increase in superannuation contributions and market recovery. The year to March saw MySuper assets grow 5.1% to surpass the previous high reached in December 2021 of $947 ...

Super fund ASX dominance stable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
Superannuation funds have maintained a steady foothold in Australian equities, owning 38% of the market capitalisation, new research from Rainmaker finds. This is broadly in line with the 37% ownership super funds held at the end of March 2021, split ...

Industry fund market share soars: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023
Industry funds have solidified their dominance with a remarkable increase in market share, largely at the expense of public sector funds, according to a KPMG report. The KPMG report revealed a "massive" market share increase for industry funds, growing ...