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Members abandon bank-aligned group insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Latest Rainmaker group insurance research shows the share of superannuation fund members associated with a bank-aligned group insurer has halved in the last four years. The number of not-for-profit (NFP) superannuation members linked to a bank-aligned ...

Responsible investment now mainstream

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... research scope, 25% of not-for-profit funds were considered by the RIAA to be market leaders compared to just 13% of retail super funds. The leading super funds were AustralianSuper, CBUS, Christian Super, HESTA, UniSuper, First State Super, LGS, VicSuper ...

NAB to divest MLC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... Fund - which was created when NAB merged its MLC MasterKey and Plum superannuation offerings - is one of the largest retail super funds, with more than $78 billion in total assets - it's MySuper fund has about $23.7 billion in AUM. MLC employs about ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... However, measured by percentage growth of their memberships, all the top 10 were from the retail sector. All were small retail super funds with targeted marketing pitches or funds servicing highly-focused membership groups. Excluding funds that merged ...

SMSF industry hails ATO appointment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2018
... managed investments. Fleming joined KPMG in 1992, becoming partner in 2006 and working closely with major industry and retail super funds as well as boutique managed funds. She has also previously worked for PwC in London. SMSF Association chief executive ...

Stellar growth for industry funds: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
The growth of industry superannuation funds significantly outpaced retail funds in the year to December 2017, latest APRA statistics show. Industry funds saw assets surge 18.3% to $589.8 billion year-on-year, largely driven by net contributions flows ...

ANZ adopts life insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2018
ANZ will be the first bank-owned retail superannuation fund to adopt the voluntary Insurance in Super Code of Practice. ANZ's Smart Choice Super, OnePath MasterFund, Retirement Portfolio Service and Oasis Superannuation MasterTrust will be covered by ...

Industry funds reign supreme: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... accounting for about two-thirds of Australia's total superannuation assets. Insights from Rainmaker Information show retail super funds experienced a growth rate of 6% in the 12 months to September 2017 to $593 billion, which almost pales in comparison ...

DomaCom enters retail super market with new partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... Australian super trustee. The DomaCom Fund will now be available as an investment option for members of Trustee Partners' retail super fund, joining 33 fund manager offerings already included on the menu. Trustee Partners chief executive Andrew Peterson ...

Australian Unity chair joins NAB

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... said. "He will be a great asset to the board, make valuable contributions to the governance of Australia's largest retail super fund, and will help to deliver a great experience to its members." In addition to Australian Unity, Promnitz serves as a non-executive ...