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The problem the Productivity Commission is trying to fix

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... the super system." "Compelling cost savings from realised scale have not been systematically passed on to members as lower fees or higher returns. Much scale remains elusive with too few mergers." "[While] the system offers products that meet most members' ...

Corporate and industry super funds unite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... heritage of the Fairbrother Employee Retirement Fund," Edwards said. Fairbrother employees will continue to benefit from lower fees, as well as more investment options and financial advice and support from the Tasplan team, she said. "We have a long ...

Productivity Commission pushes for superannuation scale benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... by super funds. Over the last 13 years, scale benefits have mounted to $4.5 billion, but is hasn't translated to lower fees charged to members. This could signal a lack of competitive pressure on funds to reduce costs, or impediments to gaining scale ...

Trustees caught in a balancing act

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... members are three things. The first is that often benefits of scale are not materialising for members, in the form of lower fees for example, Brandweiner said. Second is the principal-agency risk whereby seven or eight levels of intermediation slowly ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... $2 billion or 90% affected not-for-profit funds (NFP). Breaking it down by segment, retail funds on average charge lower fees in MySuper products than NFP funds. Retail fund products charged twice as much administration fees than NFP products, but this ...

Super fund members satisfied but restless

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
... ages of 18 and 34, 16% of the members expressed an intention to switch. The sentiment was largely driven by search for lower fees, with 30% citing this reason. Millennials are also more likely to seek a fund that has socially responsible investment options ...

Robo-advice users in for the long haul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
... Park chief executive Pat Garrett said. The top reasons driving use of automated investment and advice platforms were lower fees and investment diversification, highlighted by 18.3% and 16.7% of users respectively. "It's no surprise that the younger ...

What worries Aussie advisers: Natixis

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... strategies stood at 63.5%. "Eighty-two percent of Australian advisers said they used passive investments because of their lower fees, but at the same time, 73% said that investors have a false sense of security when it comes to passive investment," Natixis ...

Industry fund adds chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... to align with the board's risk appetite has led to improved member outcomes through higher risk adjusted returns and lower fees across the majority of investment options," she said. "Ben has developed a strong team internally and provided investment ...

Industry fund flags further fee cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... integration is expected to finalise on 30 June 2018. Vamvakas added: "Member expectations are rising and it's not just about lower fees. The future is about the trust relationship between members and their fund, which is built on their fund's capacity ...