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Vanguard appoints super administrator

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... its superannuation offering last month, taking the contract from the likes of Link and Mercer that service existing super funds. "Vanguard is pleased to confirm the appointment of GROW Inc. to provide fund administration services to Vanguard Super, due ...

Super funds need to get on board with crypto: Carnegie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
Ahead of the launch of his new digital assets fund, investment banker Mark Carnegie has warned that Australian super funds need to get on board with cryptocurrencies. Carnegie is launching the MHC Digital Asset Fund, in partnership with blockchain expert ...

Increase to super contribution cap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 APR 2021
... superannuation, financial services and the digital economy Jane Hume said. Concessional contributions are made to super funds before tax and taxed at a rate of 15% inside super funds. The cap for non-concessional contributions, which are made to super ...

MySuper fees could halve in 10 years

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
... Australia's median superannuation fees in reality look expensive." Dunnin said it is not unrealistic to expect Australian super funds to go from charging 1.1% p.a. in median fees to 0.5% p.a. over the next decade. "But this timeline could shorten ...

Unlisted assets deliver modest returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
New research reveals that MySuper products with high weightings to unlisted assets provide modest returns but contribute lower volatility and higher autocorrelation. Rainmaker's latest RMetric report sought to find out if the performance of MySuper ...

ABC, ISH arrangement faces scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... may have a material impact on the way that he covers this sector? How do any of these payments benefit members of super funds?" he asked. Falinski also wanted to know much money industry funds give to Industry Super Holdings and Industry Super Australia. ...

Northern Trust AM's stellar year

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2021
... "There has been a lot of institutional demand on the back of some traditional, passive providers stepping out. [Many super funds have a] passive book of business and they are looking at how they can manage it better," Northern Trust Asset Management's ...

QSuper pokes holes in YFYS legislation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2021
... 2020 introduced new APRA benchmarking for superannuation funds, which would cut inflows of new member funds to any super funds than fail the test two years in a row. QSuper said this test needs to use better benchmarks and risk-adjusted returns (adding ...

AustralianSuper adds gold ETF to menu

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAR 2021
... head of distribution Kanish Chugh added. "Whilst SMSFs have been strong investors in ETFs and other listed options, super funds are now increasingly offering this option to their members too. They are recognising the growing desire of investors to take ...

Rainmaker reveals 2021 AAA super products

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
... Superannuation Plan. The past year has been a difficult time for many super fund members, he added. "Times like this call for super funds to hold true to their promise and focus on their core job - delivering for their members," Dunnin said. "Members ...