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Super system "frayed": Hume

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021
... swipe at some funds when she said that under the best financial interests duty clarification within Your Future, Your Super funds will not be able to spend member money on activities that don't provide financial benefit to members. "Advertising campaigns ...

Super funds extend poor disclosure to ESG holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
... governance commitments. The recent Financial Standard Best Practice Forum on ESG heard that only a small subset of super funds are walking the talk when it comes to genuine ESG advocacy. Rainmaker Information executive director of research Alex Dunnin ...

OnePath tops Fat Cat super fund list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
... fund based on Stockspot's annual ranking. In analysing some 600 multi-asset investment options offered by 100 super funds, OnePath took the gold prize as the overall worst performer after taking into account fees and peer comparisons over a five-year ...

Employers unaware of YFYS, stapling: Study

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021
... including details they could pass on to employees. The study also found 17% of employers had a specific suggestion for how super funds could improve proactive engagement. "Any help is better than none. I assumed the stapling was between the employer ...

Private equity firm divests Zenith

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2021
... organisations, and a belief that together, we can create a really compelling, premium service for advisers, fund managers, super funds and institutional clients." The research house was founded 20 years ago. It has rated more than 1000 investment and ...

ASFA urges net zero 2050 targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is calling on super funds to seriously consider climate change risks and commit to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a new discussion paper. Climate change risk highlights mitigation strategies ...

AustralianSuper calls for fresh retirement thinking

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... suggests that 25% of the population will be over 65 - that is around double the proportion over 65 today. This will mean super funds will have to focus more than ever on providing for members in retirement, not just on the accumulation stage. "The employers ...

Failing Asgard super option to close

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... Dunnin said that while the transition of members in the MySuper Lifestage option is straightforward, the fact that few super funds can accommodate model portfolios at this time makes the transfer of members to ASA "arguably one of the most complex seen". ...

APRA proposes further unlisted valuation rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2021
... governance framework. APRA made special mention of using performance benchmarks. In monitoring investments, APRA said super funds must determine appropriate measures, including performance benchmarks, approved by the board, to monitor the performance ...

Super funds don't vote together: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
... agreements between any ACSI members?" Wilson asked Davidson. She said there were no such agreements between member super funds. Wilson pointed to JB HiFi, a company in which ACSI members hold more than 30% of shares. He asked Davidson whether this was ...