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Australian Retirement Trust announces new investment strategy and options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... around your day of birth. "Following your 50th birthday any future contributions, including any rollovers from other super funds, will be allocated across the investment Pools, with an increased proportion going to the Balanced and Cash Pools as you ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... fees Hostplus also highlighted in its submission that WMPs often have undisclosed commercial arrangements with the super funds they present to employees. To promote transparency and ensure that employees can make informed decisions based on proper facts ...

Government consults on options to improve performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024
... statement, treasurer Jim Chalmers said this isn't about government directing super investment - it's about making sure super funds are able to invest in ways that deliver the best possible returns. "The performance test is driving good outcomes, but ...

Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... tougher economic conditions." The gender pay gap on base salaries in financial services is currently 23.6%. White said super funds and asset managers can do more to help women now with the effect of easing the financial worries at the time of retirement. ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
Superannuation research shows that retail funds dominated in the 12 months to January end. League tables show Vanguard Super's default lifecycle investment option bested competitors for the year ending 31 January 2024. According to Rainmaker Information ...

Annuities too expensive for most retirees: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 FEB 2024
... Rainmaker said. This, despite APRA data showing that only 3.3% of retirement age members in not-for-profit and retail super funds have more than $1 million in their super account. Almost half of the total have less than $100,000 in retirement savings. ...

Super assets reach $3.7tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... under management (AUM) of $1.3 trillion is where most Australians park their money, growing 15% year on year. Retail super funds' AUM grew at a slower pace of 8% to reach $713 billion. There are now 108 APRA-regulated entities with more than six members ...

Rest awards impact mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... growth leveraged to decarbonisation solutions." Singh called investing in listed impact opportunities "exciting" for super funds. "While impact investments are more commonly found in private markets, the opportunities in public markets are rapidly evolving ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
The median gender pay gap on base salaries across financial services is 23.6%, according to the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), with individual employer pay gaps reported for the first time as part of the government's strategy to solve ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
Superannuation funds have been heavily reliant on equities for the last decade compared to their global peers, a new study reveals. The latest study by Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute finds that Australia's superannuation funds continue ...