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SMSFs primed for best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
... government is keen to support the sector where it can. "As at September last year, there are more than 591,000 self-managed super funds accounting for $728 billion or around a quarter of funds under management," she said. "As [the SMSFA's] research ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... is my greatest frustration," she said. For someone like Hume, who has worked in financial institutions and industry super funds, covering policy, investment side, distribution, she would have hoped that her experience would help "make this really important ...

Wage subsidy to rescue advice industry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... wealth firms have been the most active recruiters of financial advisers with Profusion over the past 12 months. Large super funds have been focused on their digital or robo-advice offerings as they look to reduce costs and staffing requirements, he says. ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... President Joe Biden. Sinodinos told the recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference that super funds will be able to compete with the best for the mandates, given their proven track record and level of experience in infrastructure. ...

Workers being offered nothing: Keating

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... that number is 3.7 people for every retired person," Keating said. He argued compounding returns achieved through super funds are the only way for an aging population achieve dignified retirement. With just three taxpayers for every retired person, it ...

APRA commends super funds on tough year

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
The prudential regulator had mostly positive things to say around Australia's superannuation industry last year as it released its annual review. The APRA 2020 Year in Review highlighted the difficult circumstances faced by those under its watch, with ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
A new report has revealed the number of companies Australia's largest super funds have rapidly divested amid pressure to invest with climate change in mind. Nine of the 40 largest super funds in Australia have now announced divestment from some of the ...

Milestone launches asset allocation tool

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
... Marian Azer said within the region portfolio management technology is driven by insourced portfolio management by super funds. "There is a growing demand from Australian superannuation funds, of all sizes and complexities, for an enterprise-based technology ...

Super fund ESG targets lack clarity: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... the conditions which would result in an escalation to divestment, prior to the act itself". The report finds that super funds' declaration of targets is voluntary and patchy, which makes meaningful comparison between funds impossible, Dan Gocher, lead ...

Parametric names new research lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... substitute superannuation funds as the neo-bank conglomerates of the future," she said. The advantages of CPM will allow super funds to move to the implementation phase of the investment rationalisation project with a good understanding of the expected ...