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Best-performing default funds revealed

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
A mix of retail, industry and corporate superannuation funds dominated the 10 best-performing default options list in the latest November figures. New Rainmaker analysis of personal default superannuation fund options found that over a three-year period ...

Smart default fund to boost retirement incomes

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
... Commonwealth superannuation funds and APRA. "This 'Smart Default' fund will make a huge impact on the quality of life for Australians entering retirement because it will boost their retirement balances by, on average, at least 35%," he said. "We're able ...

Advice firm targets teen financial literacy

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
... with Scifo and the Purpose Advisory team. Courses start from $225. Scifo wants to buck the growing trend of young Australians relying on finfluencers for wealth advice. Marketing platform HypeAuditor found that more than half (57%) of female finfluencers' ...

One million visits to YourSuper comparison tool

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 JAN 2022
... superannuation Jane Hume has lauded the government's YourSuper comparison tool as a success, with one million visits. "Australians are taking charge of their own super like never before thanks to reforms passed by the Morrison government," Hume said. ...

Pandemic sees boom in voluntary super contributions

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
... educational material provided by the financial institution, looking to be better informed about superannuation. "More Australians are accessing education resources and making active choices with their super through voluntary contributions when they're ...

Future Super hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has appointed a chief operating officer from Club Plus Super. David Barton was hired in the newly created position in December, wrapping up a similar role at Club Plus where he spent more than four years. Barton's ...

Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... industry best practice and the FSC's standards. "Superannuation funds manage almost $3.5 trillion on behalf of Australians, so it is critical that proxy voting arrangements are transparent so consumers can be confident that trustees and fund managers ...

Industry responds to heatmap findings

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... products, which have, on average, always clearly outperformed the Choice sector, the retirement savings of millions of Australians in the Choice sector were being held back by poor performance. "The heatmap only considers a small fraction of the available ...

IFM, Citi pour $300m into Household Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... investment will help generate risk adjusted returns for our investors, while delivering a social dividend for retired Australians. By working with Household Capital, we are able to directly support the quality and availability of retirement housing and ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
In another year of lockdowns and uncertainty, Financial Standard 's most read stories show all eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the ...