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Super fund delays successor fund transfer

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020
A retail superannuation fund has postponed its MySuper transition to a $16.5 billion industry fund citing market uncertainty and volatility arising from COVID-19. Perpetual's MySuper product was to transition to CareSuper effective around May 1 ...

Media Super GM joins retail fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
A member of the Media Super leadership team is set to take on a new role with a retail super fund. Jennifer McSpadden has been appointed executive manager, member proposition and innovation at Suncorp Super. Currently general manager, engagement at ...

Small administrator eyes large funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2020
... Auckland-based firm onboard, IFAA managing director Neil Harvey is planning to broaden the firm's remit, with corporate and retail super funds now in sight, as well as larger funds of all persuasions. Typically, IFAA has concentrated on small to medium ...

Stability needed: Maroney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2020
... said the SMSF Association is undertaking research with Rice Warner to compare the costs of SMSFs with industry and retail super funds. "We've signed another three-year agreement with the ATO," he added. Maroney called on those listening to encourage ...

Retail funds outperform, but industry funds dominate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
Latest research shows retail super funds hit back in 2019, outperforming industry super funds across the year as impact of a tough final quarter in 2018 begins to fade. New analysis from Rainmaker published by SelectingSuper shows retail super funds ...

New super fund targets millennials

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... the average of all super products (TER 1.11%) but compare favourably to the average of all products in the personal retail super space (TER 1.63%). As for insurance, Rainmaker analysis found a 40-year-old male would be paying $900.55 annually for a standard ...

New super fund to launch

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Aracon Superannuation, a subsidiary of Xplore Wealth. Details about the fund are light ahead of launch, but it is a retail super offering targeting competitive returns while investing sustainably. "Purpose-built to measure and report on how its investment ...

NAB revamps superannuation trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... emailed statement today. "I look forward to their valuable contributions to the governance of Australia's largest retail super fund, and their support to deliver a great outcome to its members." NULIS Nominees oversees about 10 superannuation or retirement ...

Index investment soars: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... profit super was the fastest growing segment of the super market with approximately $1.4 trillion in FUM, compared to retail super's $694 billion. An overwhelming 72% of all super contributions went into not for profit funds. Retail funds only attracted ...

Fee cuts at super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
A retail superannuation fund has dropped the investment fees on three options by 10 bps to 19 bps, with its chair saying the cuts will help it be more competitive. Australian Ethical will now charge 40 basis points instead of the prior 50 bps per year ...