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Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper, AMP Super, IOOF, QSuper and Hostplus are just some of the funds that will front the committee for a two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other ...

Investors deluded on returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... managing investor expectations. "Managing investor nerves and expectations will be the two biggest challenges for super funds and financial advisers," Mather said. The Schroders research is based on an independent survey of over 25,000 investors from ...

Australia's best risk-adjusted MySuper option revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... achieved this milestone by taking only average risks." Dunnin said the important takeaway from the report is that super funds and their members shouldn't only consider the final return figure, they also need to be aware of the consistency of returns ...

Put risk on the super comparison table: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
As APRA prepares its traffic light rating system for super funds, AMP's head of wealth warns risk needs to be on the table to ensure consumers compare apples with apples. Chief executive of AMP's Australian wealth management division Alex Wade ...

MySuper not the only problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... "Profit-to-member funds are structured in a way that puts members' interests front and centre," she said. "Unlike bank-owned super funds and other for-profit providers, profit-to-member super funds do not return profits to commercial shareholders and ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... their socially responsible fund holdings. However, according to Rainmaker research, Hostplus was one of the first super funds in Australia to publish its fund-wide portfolio holdings and specific exposures to each of these investments. Hostplus is also ...

MLC Wealth adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... products and platforms for Mercer Super Trust, Mercer Portfolio Service and third-party administration for corporate super funds. The appointment sees eight roles of MLC Wealth's 10-person executive team now filled. MLC Wealth chief executive Geoff ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... performing fund doesn't always mean the fund is under performing," added Dunnin. This SCC research highlights that super funds in this position need to do a much better job at explaining their narrative in this regard, he said. Super Consumers Australia ...

Morgans snaps up CommSec Advisory business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... Clifford said. CommSec Advisory offers financial advice to clients, including high-net worth clients and self-managed super funds. CommSec Advisory staff will be invited to join Morgans' offices in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. "Morgans ...

Super expert re-joins Mercer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2019
... he left behind a 28 year career at the global financial services firm. Jenkins' new role will see him provide super funds with "strategic consulting advice" such as changes to insurance and member outcome requirements. Mercer institutional wealth ...