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MySuper authorisations creep up to 78

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... will be allowed to send superannuation guarantee contributions only to super funds that have been authorised to offer MySuper products, there are only 78 funds MySuper authorised. According to figures from the regulator, the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Sunsuper launches MySuper fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
The $24 billion Sunsuper fund has launched its MySuper product, a lifestyle fund which automatically transitions members into lower risk assets as they approach retirement. From 1 January next year, it will be compulsory for employers to pay default ...

MetLife poised to enter DLA market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
... launching." However, he stressed that "support and scale is important", adding that take up in superannuation default and MySuper options would be "helpful". In these circumstances, he said MetLife "would launch a product." However, Arora stressed that ...

Chifley Super to merge with Sunsuper

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2013
... regulatory and compliance burden had grown too exorbitant for the $400 million super fund. "We're only a small fund and with MySuper and other industry reforms coming in, the administration work was getting out of hand. We were going to have to keep ...

BT in search of new Super GM

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... taken over the role in a full-time basis. Stewart left the post unexpectedly and only two months after BT received its MySuper authorisation, which came in on the same day that she resigned. "Superannuation has been called-out as core to the Westpac ...

IOOF gets MySuper license

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2013
IOOF has received its MySuper license approval from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). IOOF will start to offer the MySuper default option from January 1, 2014 and it will replace existing default products. "IOOF MySuper offers members ...

Australian Ethical MySuper option approved

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Australian Ethical has been granted approval for its MySuper product by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). The fund, which becomes the 74th to gain APRA approval, will use its existing Balanced fund as its MySuper option. It will ...

Market Vectors set to launch four Australian equity ETFs

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... Australia have been using ETFs for over a decade and the products are set to become mainstream tools for investors. FoFA and MySuper are going to be catalysts for growth with investors demanding greater choice, transparency and ease of trading at a lower ...

ANZ, BHP, Tidswell get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
ANZ, BHP and Tidswell Financial Services have gained MySuper authorisation, taking the number of funds licensed to accept default SG MySuper contributions to 73. ANZ's authorisation for its Smart Choice Super product is bundled through the OnePath Masterfund ...

DB schemes decline post-GFC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... "cluster" members according to age and income, and design investment strategies that cater to those particular groups. MySuper is likely to encourage this trend. The increasing popularity of lifecycle options as MySuper products, such as Mercer's soon-to-be-released ...