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Super Fund of the Year named

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... Investment Management and Macquarie in a career that spanned close to 40 years. The awards recognise Australia's super funds and industry providers that have proved to consistently add the most value to members through sustained investment performance ...

Insto investors confused by environmental equities

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... it's not easy to help them see what job it does or how to fit it in in terms of allocation." Most pension funds and super funds that invest with Impax, he said, assess environmental equities as a satellite to global equities. "Pension funds are now having ...

ASIC eyes claims handling

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... TPD products. We don't want to see junk insurance as part of the design in group insurance policies." She added that super funds should understand their members are unlikely to have ever navigated a TPD claims process before when making a claim. Curtis ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the superannuation industry over the excuses used by super funds for not merging, saying there is simply no excuse when members' best interests are at play. Speaking on the final day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne ...

Rapid pace of regulatory change to continue

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... her speech to reflect on the changes experienced by the industry, Smith said it has been a significant year for both super funds and the regulatory body. "Looking ahead to next year, what we expect is a continuation of what has been the prevailing environment ...

No pat on the back for high performers: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... APRA is only focusing on investment performance, fees and member growth. With investment and admin fees collected by super funds going up from $16 billion in 2011 to $32 billion in 2019, this is the one factor that super funds have the most direct control ...

Trustee firm expands into fund administration

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... and more expensive than in many other nations, he added. According to Sargon, the system will "seamlessly integrate super funds with key industry participants, enabling the reliable and secure movement of data and money using globally recognised standards ...

Financial services the most unethical industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... standing in the community, with their net Ethical Index score increasing by seven points since 2018. "Independent" super funds registered a nine point score drop, while investment banks were considered slightly more ethical than in 2018. The research ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
Superannuation funds considering a merger or major investment portfolio changes should implement a program to manage tax costs and transaction costs to deliver meaningful benefits to funds and their members, according to new research. Parametric said ...

Legal fight could change super game

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
... should be held to." Luke Hooper, special counsel at Mills Oakley, explained the case has ramifications for the ways super funds interpret the sole purpose test. "The sole purpose test is 25 years old and guidance is warranted, especially in what appears ...