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Industry fund pushes for simpler super splitting

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
One of the nation's largest super funds has joined forces with Women's Legal Service Victoria (WLSV) to simplify the process of splitting super assets. HESTA said it is working with WLSV to remove barriers preventing women from claiming their fair share ...

SCA drags AMP over claim delays

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... handling times. "We welcome AMP's explanation for these delays as there is currently very little scrutiny on whether super funds are providing appropriate insurance services to their members," O'Halloran said.

MySuper heat map lauds industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
Industry super funds fared best in APRA's first MySuper heat map, forming the majority of products given the all clear by the regulator. APRA's MySuper heat map, released this morning, demonstrates the lead large industry super funds have over ...

Super funds snap up local renewable asset

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Two of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds have joined forces to purchase a South Australian wind farm capable of generating enough energy to power more than 140,000 homes each year. HESTA and First State Super have partnered with independent ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... CareSuper, First State Super and Prime Super rounded out the top 10. And their domination doesn't end there, with industry super funds making up most of the top 10 across a wide array of other categories in Rainmaker's report, including lowest standard ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... strategies outperformed on all counts. The Responsible Investment Super Study 2019 looked at 57 of Australia's largest super funds - responsible for $1.75 trillion in assets under management. It compared the MySuper performance of funds employing ...

ASIC takes action against former AMP adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... backgrounds. The corporate regulator alleges investors were pushed to roll their superannuation savings into new self-managed super funds, before investing in the scheme through a loan. ASIC's allegations claim Mohammed and related parties - Mahek Mustafa ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... stellar returns are in a sharp contrast to Australia's economy, Dunnin said. "The expected strong returns from super funds this calendar year remind us that the real economy is not the financial markets that many super funds invest into," he said. ...

Non-compliant personal advice rife at super funds: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2019
Just 49% of the files looked at by ASIC as part of its review of financial advice provided by super funds were found to be compliant with best interests duty. Reviewing the personal advice provided by 21 super funds, ASIC's Report 639: Financial ...

Super fund PDSs to include single cost of product figure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... statements and now includes a single "Cost of Product" figure in product disclosure statements. The update to RG97 requires super funds and managed investment product issuers to re-group values in the re-named fees and costs summary to more clearly specify ...