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Bragg proposes super fund reforms to protect retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JAN 2024
... for The Australian, Bragg proposed broadening the Takeovers Panel's mandate to include the requirement for mega super funds to consider the interests of individual investors in major transactions. He noted that the Panel already has authority to ...

Industry funds gear up for brand transformation post-merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
... "the two funds share a strong heritage of "member first values" as historically important profit to member industry super funds."

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... transferred to Asgard Independence Plan Division Two which, like the Panorama options, did not transfer to Mercer. 3) Retail super funds plan to merge (July 26) In July, Colonial First State's Avanteos Investments made the decision to close encircle ...

Hostplus ups fees on socially responsible option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... investment fees and costs now sit at 0.62%, an increase of 0.13% overall. Rainmaker analysis of 45 SRI products from 15 super funds shows the average investment fee, including performance fee and transaction costs, for SRI options is 0.59%. In explaining ...

Internal teams to manage 43% of super FUM by 2043: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
... it's estimated this will balloon to almost half the total FUM come 2043. Presently, about 23% of not-for-profit (NFP) super funds' FUM is managed internally. However, NFPs command about 72% of the total APRA-regulated super FUM, with this expected to ...

Mirova seeks €350m for new sustainable land management fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
... sustainable development with long-term returns." "The launch of the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 gives Australian super funds and other institutional investors access to an exciting opportunity to invest in natural capital and sustainable land management ...

QAR final response winds clock back, says FAAA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... approach, testing the more contentious changes such as the introduction of non-relevant providers to the advice space with super funds initially. There was a limited scope to the type of advice that could be provided and collectively charged because ...

Final QAR reforms open door to super funds

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2023
... particular proposal, saying: "Conflicts of interest remain real in any financial advice model which is provided by banks, super funds or insurers. What we don't want is product sales dressed up as 'advice'. We look forward to participating ...

Private markets make concrete inroads with advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2023
... Australia, Haigh said private wealth advisers appear to be following the footsteps of institutional investors like super funds, which have progressively moved from zero to 30% allocations to global private markets over the last 20 years. In a bid to ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... members' best interests for three main reasons. The first, its inability to compete with larger operators. "The largest super funds now have memberships and assets under management that are many, many multiples of Qantas Super," the fund said. "While ...