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Productivity Commission pushes for superannuation scale benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2018
... said. Modelling over the period shows the majority of funds realised economies of scale in administration and investment fees. On average, administration expenses are typically lower in larger funds, while corporate funds are realising economies most ...

AustralianSuper to cut equities

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... management," Delaney said. Delaney said the internal investments saved the fund's members $100 million in investment fees. Earlier this month, Financial Standard reported the $8.5 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation Fund had progressively ...

SMSFs most affordable: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2018
... fee options offered through 550 super products, found the average cost of running an SMSF is around $2500 before investment fees. Meanwhile, other funds charge members 1.23% on average - up from 1.17% in 2017. This calculates to about $32 billion per ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... deal for shareholders. The first point of consensus was on fees. Over a third of investment companies have cut investment fees in the last five years, as boards actively negotiate lower fee for investors, according to AIC communications director Annabel-Brodie ...

Suncorp charged super members incorrect fees

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... PDS for its Suncorp Brighter Super and Suncorp Employee super plans. Some of the options in these funds listed investment fees net of tax (the amount actually charged) instead of on a gross basis. The Suncorp Brighter Super PDS also listed the administration ...

IFM Investors return fees to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
The $111 billion institutional fund manager is kicking back a portion of investment fees to its clients, as majority of its mandates outperform. IFM Investors' institutional clients in 19 countries are getting a fee rebate equivalent to 7.5% of ...

Entertainment spend retains members: Hostplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... occupy first position over one, three, five, seven, 15 and 20 years as the number one best performing fund, net of investment fees and tax." Last week, AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk was asked to explain the promotional activities of Australia's ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... Retail fund products charged twice as much administration fees than NFP products, but this is offset by the higher investment fees disclosed on NFP products post-RG97. Retail funds still collect a "disproportionate level" of fee income (35%) compared ...

Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... superannuation fee templates. One suggestion included grouping or aggregating ongoing fees, such as administration and investment fees, and indirect costs. Comparatively, managed investment products do a slightly better job of separating transaction ...

Super protection policy needs improvement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018
... its views on super fees. The proposed policy would prevent super fund trustees from charging administration and investment fees exceeding 1.5% of the balance of accounts less than $6,000 for a six month period immediately following the date on which ...