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Industry fund slashes admin fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
A $13 billion superannuation fund has slashed its administration fees by a third. LGIAsuper members will pay less administration fees - from $1.50 per week or $78 per year to $1 a week or $52 per year starting this month. LGIAsuper chief executive Kate ...

Hume scrutinises super fund spend

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2020
... for the first time. Consequently, some 850,000 new duplicate accounts are created every year. "For too long, superannuation fund members have not been able to get clear answers to a couple of simple question: What are they doing with my money? Where ...

Asset managers want action on modern-day slavery

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
Asset management heavyweights are urging the nation's top 100 companies to take modern-day slavery and labour exploitation seriously by lifting the hood on their supply chains. The Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking (IAST) APAC, a newly-formed ...

NAB Asset Servicing signs up to Charles River

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
NAB Asset Servicing has signed up to State-Street-owned Charles River Development for compliance monitoring, oversight and reporting. NAS will use Charles River Investment Management Solution (IMS) to help institutional clients monitor a broad range ...

Super funds overlook digital engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
Superannuation funds are missing an opportunity to engage with younger members, who are increasingly becoming dissatisfied with their providers, via digital engagement. The inaugural Superannuation Stealth Survey conducted by SS&C Technologies Holdings ...

LGIAsuper alters asset allocations

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
The $13 billion superannuation fund has made changes to its investment strategy, which included reducing exposure to property and global shares and introducing a new asset class. As of November 1, LGIAsuper reduced its exposure to property, traditional ...

Majority of Aussies want SG rise: ASFA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Around 75% of Australians want the superannuation guarantee to rise to 12%, according to a survey commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ASFA said 1375 Australians were surveyed in October by Utting Research about ...

DomaCom to deliver affordable housing

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
Fractional investment provider DomaCom has partnered with a community housing provider to deliver affordable housing for essential workers and returns for its investors. DomaCom and BlueCHP have agreed to the $250 million affordable housing project ...

AustralianSuper dodges advertising scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
The nation's largest superannuation fund is facing heat for not divulging details of its $11 million marketing expense and how effective that has been in acquiring new members. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk faced the Standing Committee ...

Bendigo closes SmartOptions Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has closed its SmartOptions product due to a lack of demand. Bendigo SmartOptions Super (formerly Bendigo Super Plan), which closed on September 26, was established more than 20 years ago. It closed to new members from July ...