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Nowhere has there been more change than super: Byres

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022
... transparency afforded by APRA's heatmaps and the performance test has been the single most powerful force in driving better member outcomes, shining a spotlight on underperformance, and giving flunking trustees no place to hide. However, in an industry ...

Perceived complexity hinders ag allocations

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... to get to understand." AAM Investment Group founder and managing director Garry Edwards said that there has never been a better time to invest in agriculture. "The really exciting thing in the sector at the moment is that with the right people, and the ...

Choice performance test pause in members' best interests: Chant West

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022
... to adopt a shorter-term focus to ensure they pass. "This has often been accompanied by less portfolio diversification to better track the test's benchmarks, and unfortunately this is the time in the cycle that diversification is so critical," he commented. ...

Australian Unity gives funds management business a makeover

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2022
... ageing population, coupled with the rise in chronic disease and complex health needs, means we must continue to adapt to better support all Australians," Mead said. "Australian Unity plays a unique and valued role in the community, and these changes ...

Worst performing super funds named

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... as of June 30." The second major trend coming out of the report for this year is that scale does not necessarily lead to better outcomes for members. "We found no evidence that larger funds outperform smaller funds. The performance of merged funds has ...

APRA flags concerns over fund sustainability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... that we see probably don't have sustainability, to consider their options for the future and how their members can be better served," she told the committee. The comments followed questioning by independent MP Allegra Spender over whether recent ...

US state public pensions fragile: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2022
... reports were understating the size of unfunded liabilities." Further, the report illustrated that while states had gotten better at paying their full actuarily required contributions, those rates haven't been enough to keep up with growing interest on ...

Chief executives anticipate recession: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... feel well prepared to navigate their companies through turbulent times. Compared to 2019 and 2020, chief executives are better prepared to weather short-term challenges with resiliency measures in place, also still anticipating longer-term growth, the ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... lower returns than larger funds. "We've seen with fund mergers there's been a focus on getting larger to achieve better investment returns. Well, we don't think that's the case," he says. "The regulator telling us that if you're small ...

Data sharing laws updated in response to Optus breach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... risks. Changes from the government are expected to provide greater protection for Australians and their data and will enable better communication and coordination between telecommunications providers and financial institutions when a cybersecurity incident ...