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Retirement phase of superannuation consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... products and services tailored for their retirement. Under the Retirement Income Covenant, trustees must undertake an analysis of members to assess member outcomes that could nudge them towards settings that better suit their circumstances. "These settings ...

Payday super protects most vulnerable: SMC

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... payday super could add up to $36,000 to the retirement balance of workers in the lowest 20% of wage earners. A recent SMC analysis of an Australian Taxation Office sample file has found that on average 2.8 million people are underpaid a total of $4.7 ...

Future Group acquires Verve Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... Group's ownership, Verve members will save on percentage-based administration fees, dropping from 0.725% to 0.541%. Recent analysis from Rainmaker Information shows the average ongoing admin fee for retail products is 0.27%. As of this month, the ...

On-platform TDPs miss performance test benchmarks, worst on fees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... directed products (TDPs) underperform their benchmark and exhibit higher administration fees. The prudential regulator's analysis based on the 2023 superannuation performance test showed that 56% of member accounts in platform TDPs managed by RSE licensees ...

British banker to become RBA deputy governor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
... across most of the BoE's other major functions, including leading its Inflation Report, its international economic analysis, and its regional agencies' intelligence gathering. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Hauser's appointment "strikes the right ...

Robo-adviser reaches US$50bn milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 NOV 2023
... with the current economic environment, spooked investors, muted client interest, and regulatory strangulation. A new analysis by KPMG, the Australian fintech survey report 2023, highlights that more than half of fintechs find the current economic conditions ...

APAC looks to data-driven future: State Street

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023
... Helyar said. "The study finds institutions expect AI to percolate to more functions such as cybersecurity, investment analysis and customer experience, including AI-enabled personalised investment advice. "However, sourcing data-literate talent is a ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... 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 hundreds of products, indicated a 2% reduction in the past year. ...

A-REIT strategies outperform G-REITs

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2023
... return of passive strategies over the long term, while their global counterparts have struggled. Morningstar's latest analysis, based on Morningstar's inaugural Active/Passive Barometer, used a sample size of 27 active and seven passive A-REIT strategies ...

Fears grow around greenwashing litigation protections

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 NOV 2023
... would apply to elements of mandatory disclosure including Scope 3 emissions and forward-looking statements, scenario analysis and transition planning. Climate-related financial disclosure requirements would be drafted as civil penalty provisions in the ...