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AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... of its members would see a positive or neutral impact on total cost and one in five members would experience a decrease in fees. However, the largest financial institutions (accounting for about 10% of AFCA members) would experience an increase in costs. ...

Schroders launches new fund, wins mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... portfolio focused on outperforming the YFYS benchmark applied to alternative investments and strategies by 1-2% a year, before fees, over rolling three-year periods, within a tracking error limit. The composite benchmark is an equally weighted blend ...

Ironbark brings new global small companies fund to Aussie investors

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... launch the Ironbark Apis Global Small Companies Fund. The new fund aims to outperform the MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index AUD (after fees) over five to seven years. To do this, Apis uses a fundamental approach to construct a long-only portfolio of small-cap ...

Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... retire with more, saying analysis of Grattan Institute data found the average Australian woman stands to save $102,000 in fees by switching to a lower cost super fund. The platform collates their super information, runs the numbers through its proprietary ...

Direct indexing: The next evolution?

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... isn't for everyone. To critics, direct indexing is an attempt to rebrand active investing or SMAs, just to extract higher fees than most ETFs charge. For others, it may be exactly the solution they've been looking for. After all, in the words ...

AvSuper names insurer, premiums rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
... 13 products to fail the inaugural performance test last year. Following that, the fund introduced a cap on administration fees, capping the percentage-based component at $1000 a year. Members also pay $1.15 per week for membership. It also launched an ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... the reduction, Rainmaker analysis suggests AMG will have one of the lowest cost MySuper products in Australia, with total fees charged by AMG MySuper to come in at 0.47% per annum. The current industry average is about 1%, according to Rainmaker. The ...

Biggest ever super merger completes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2022
... AustralianSuper. The merged fund has approximately two million members and 2500 employees. ART has committed to reducing fees from 1 July 2022, with ART Super Savings account members to see their admin fees cut from $1.50 to $1.20 per week, and ART QSuper ...

Low fees, niche sectors win ETF war

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022
New analysis from Morningstar has revealed the winners from the intense competition in ETFs are those with low fees or offering exposure to niche sectors like disruptive technology. Vanguard, BetaShares, and iShares remain at the top of Australia's ...

Cbus, Media Super set merger date

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
... Super has confirmed the two funds will merge on April 9 and that its members will see their administration and investment fees increase slightly in return for a more comprehensive offering. In an update to members, Media Super said its merger with Cbus ...