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VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... are intended to supplement use of the VicSuper Flexible Income allocated pension, which provides underlying investment choice, liquidity, and the ability to draw variable income. VicSuper said both new products are bespoke investments with features developed ...

Plan sponsors have fiduciary obligations: SCOTUS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
In a case that is expected to send shock waves through the US workplace superannuation market, the US Supreme Court has agreed that 401(k) sponsors have a fiduciary obligation to not just monitor their funds but remove underperforming or excessively ...

Media Super doubles investment menu

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015
Boutique public offer fund Media Super has defied industry trends by more than doubling the size of its investment menu. Following a strategic redesign, Media Super has increased the number of pooled investment choices from 10 to 23, not including the ...

OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... flocked to the SMSF space, away from super funds and wrap platforms that were perceived as placing limits on their investment choice and fund performance, as well as unnecessarily inflating costs. In direct response to the desire for self management ...

Performance competition returning to default super

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
The SelectingSuper MySuper rolling 12 month performance index holding steady on 8.3% during October to December masks something more subtle - the return of performance competition into superannuation and the strong debut of life stage investing. SelectingSuper's ...

OneVue launches new platform

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2015
A new retail investment platform developed by OneVue has gone live. Known as brightday, OneVue described the new tool as "a low-cost single platform solution for everyday Australians wanting a greater say in the management of their investments." It ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
Altius Asset Management has launched a new sustainable bond fund designed to align with investors' social values without compromising investment returns over the long-term. The Altius Sustainable Bond fund invests in a diversified portfolio of Australian ...

Centric Wealth adds Vinva to Australian equity portfolio

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
Wealth management firm Centric Wealth has added Vinva Investment Management to manage $100 million of its Australian Equities portfolio through the launch of the Australian Equities Extension Fund. The fund invests all of its assets in the Vinva Australian ...

Singapore CPF tightens fee caps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... invested CPF guarantees returns in its regular division of between 3.5% and 5% pa. Fee caps in the higher risk investment choice CFPIS category covering equities have reduced 20 basis points from 1.95% to 1.75%. The fee cap in the medium to high risk ...

First hard MySuper APRA data released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
Superannuation regulator APRA has just released its first set of hard MySuper statistics and they reveal the transition to MySuper is happening faster than expected and the role of life stage investing bigger than anticipated. There are 116 MySuper ...