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Super funds' dirty, poor performing stocks revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
New research has revealed the 22 ASX 300 companies - many of which super funds have exposure to - that are polluters and haven't performed well this year. Activist group Market Forces released a new report today, titled Out of line out of time ...

Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
Senator Jane Hume has denounced mergers between super funds with similar membership bases, saying concentrated memberships can make funds weak and smaller funds should look to emulate the likes of AustralianSuper and Sunsuper. In an address to the AFR ...

Early access nightmare for administrators

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... McMurtrie explaining it is still working through the solutions that are available. "We are currently working with super funds and the ATO to understand the best solution to managing both the volume and the speed at which this needs to be implemented," ...

CareSuper leads super satisfaction

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
... members. Latest Roy Morgan research shows CareSuper has the highest current satisfaction rating among Australia's super funds, despite well-publicised issues following an administrator switch. According to February data from Roy Morgan's Superannuation ...

Super funds called out over liquidity

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics chair, Tim Wilson, has called out super funds that have said they are experiencing liquidity issues, saying it is inconsistent with evidence previously provided to the committee. Many super ...

The week that was

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... can make a huge difference to a person's balance at retirement. But it will also cause a significant blow to the super funds themselves and so it makes sense the sector would look to deter people from making such a move. Throughout the week Financial ...

Trust in advisers lifts as pandemic fear ensues

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... news, online, government information and radio were the main ways to access information on the impacts of COVID-19. Super funds made the top four of their most trusted sources. To collate this information, MLC Wealth conducted two sentiment surveys ...

Super funds raise scam concerns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
Fraudsters have wasted no time in using the government's new early release of super initiative as an opportunity to swipe the retirement savings of unsuspecting Australians. Intrust Super has warned its members of the risk they will be targeted ...

Time for financials to step up: Study

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
... skyrocketed with 67% of Australians believing ethical or responsible banks perform better in the long term and 62% for super funds. This is a very significant 33% rise since our 2017 research was conducted." Gen Z (73%) and millennials (71%) are leading ...

Super fund merger delayed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2020
Two industry super funds have pushed back the date for their merger due to the COVID-19 global crisis. Tasplan and MTAA Super were initially scheduled to merge on 1 October 2020, but have now extended the timeline to finalise the deal until 31 March ...