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Industry funds to dominate in 2025

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
New research reveals which industry superannuation funds will dominate the sector in 2025 and squeeze out many retail funds. Rainmaker's latest Benchmarking Report shows AustralianSuper, QSuper/Sunsuper, Aware Super, UniSuper and Hostplus will become ...

Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
Despite being among the prime targets of the government's recently launched inquiry into common ownership, new analysis from Rainmaker Information finds the share of the ASX held by superannuation funds is actually falling. In 2019, Rainmaker predicted ...

Sunsuper, Iress launch adviser data feed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... translate to more Australians saving thousands of dollars a year in fees because their adviser recommended Sunsuper over a retail fund, as more advisers find it easier to work with Sunsuper," she said. "At Sunsuper, we know the value of advice and the ...

Alceon launches retail fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
After seeing the take up of alternative strategies by institutional and family office investors, Alceon Group has established a retail debt income fund secured by real estate. The Alceon Debt Income Fund is targeting a total annualised return of 5-7% ...

Final YFYS regulations out, government "backflips" on admin fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
In final YFYS regulations released last week, the government now wants super fund to be only tested on last year's administration fees instead of eight years' average in the APRA performance test. The last minute changes to the Your Future ...

Retail fund tops MySuper tables for FY21

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
In a year the average fund posted over 18% in returns, CommBank's Essential Super was the top one-year performer. Essential Super Employer - Lifestage 1980-84 returned 26.5% in the year ending June, according to Rainmaker's performance tables ...

Industry fund tops superannuation satisfaction survey

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
An industry fund took the top spot in Roy Morgan's latest superannuation satisfaction report. HESTA was named the winner for the six months ending June 2021, toppling Catholic Super which won the last round to January 2021. "Our focus on putting members ...

Super fund chair outlines future strategy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUL 2021
Catholic Super and Equipsuper's Danny Casey has told Financial Standard of the funds' increased commitment to ESG and plans to double membership, as he settles into the role of chair. Speaking with Financial Standard just weeks after taking ...

Plato wins $3.9bn mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
In what may be the biggest Australian equities mandate from a super fund since 2010, a retail fund recently allocated $3.9 billion to Plato Investment Management. Colonial First State FirstChoice Lifestage made the allocation to the Sydney boutique ...

Retail funds blitz personal-balanced options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
Retail superannuation funds delivered the best performance in the personal-balanced category in Rainmaker's latest analysis of MySuper funds. Wholesale personal super product - FirstChoice Wholesale Multi-Index Growth - returned 23.7% per annum ...