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Portfolio holdings disclosure a failure: Morningstar

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2021
... version of the Corporation Amendment (Portfolio Holdings Disclosure) Regulations 2021, which was roundly supported by super funds. But, Morningstar said the legislation "has not been worth the wait." "The regulations have been meaningfully altered, compared ...

Super funds handed holdings disclosure win

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2021
... portfolio holdings disclosure legislation has been finalised, with the government delivering a significant victory to super funds when it comes to unlisted assets and derivatives. Released yesterday, the final legislation shows a softening of the government's ...

Industry fund ups admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021
... compliance, has increased," the fund said. MIESF said that even with this increase, it remains one of the lowest cost super funds in the country and that the administration fees will continue to be among the lowest for a MySuper option. According to ...

What super funds should know about Gen Z

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
New research from industry super fund NGS Super has revealed what Gen Z wants from a super fund and their attitudes to saving and investing. According to the research, 73% of Gen Z participants said the pandemic encouraged them to save more, 31% said ...

Equip, corporate fund merger complete

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... established in 1937 to cater to current and former employees and their partners. The corporate fund is among the oldest super funds in Australia, established in 1937. Equip chief executive Scott Cameron said the merger will deliver a raft of benefits ...

AMG Super launches platform, product

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2021
... MySuper, Christian Super's My Ethical Super and Colonial First State's FirstChoice. Since the test results, some super funds were forced to reduce fees, while others like ASGARD Employee Super shut down in October.

Super fund documents unreadable: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... active voice went to HESTA (76.3%), CareSuper (73.6%), and Hostplus and AustralianSuper (73.4%). In all, industry super funds outperformed retail funds on every metric. "Retail and industry super funds have a duty to be open and clear about the financial ...

Former Women in Super chief joins AIST

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 OCT 2021
... at an important period in the superannuation industry's growth. Increased expectations of responsible managers in super funds require a new approach to building and maintaining skills," AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said. "Sandra's understanding ...

Future Fund becoming more expensive to operate

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... slammed a government recommendation that the Future Fund be exempt from disclosing commercially sensitive information. Super funds on the other hand should be forced to disclose exact values of directly held assets, a Senate Committee report recommended. ...

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... can never work again. Equally unfair is they make it much harder to claim for mental health conditions," he said. "Super funds that are clinging on to these terms need to follow the lead of their peers and financially protect people regardless of whether ...