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MySuper heatmap offers few surprises

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... delivered returns below benchmark this year but there are few surprises, with most being the same products that failed the performance test. The regulator has also shared which funds came close to failing the test. Released yesterday, the heatmap shows ...

Choice products not so choice: APRA

CHLOE WALKER, KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... for charging excessive fees. The likes of IOOF, AMP and MLC saw several of their products painted red across both performance and cost. The Choice Heatmap, which captures products and options in which members have made an active decision to invest, represents ...

What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... eyes were on the changing nature of the superannuation sector. Industry consolidation and the Your Future, Your Super performance test underscore the majority of this year's biggest stories, while the departures of some of the super industry's ...

Shareholders reject Westpac remuneration report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2021
... John McFarlane told the AGM. "Be assured, remedial action has been instituted by the board and management to improve performance going forward, including a plan to reduce costs materially over the next three years without jeopardising investment in infrastructure ...

NZ Super awards passive ESG mandates

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... across two passive mandates. UBS Asset Management has designed two ESG index equity funds for NZ Super, tailored to its performance and responsible investment requirements. UBS Asset Management ANZ's interim head John Mowat said the fund manager ...

SSGA creates regional ESG role

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... solutions is an urgent one. Xinting will work with them to understand the relationship between ESG integration and performance, the possibility of integrating stewardship activities to maximise outcomes, implementation methods to benchmarks and address ...

Cbus strengthens in-house investment team

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... renegotiating fees with external managers, and changes in asset class strategies to reduce costs while maintaining strong performance." Fok said the benefits of establishing a broad internal investment capability spread far beyond the cost savings for ...

Challenger taps Hamilton for top job

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021
... diversifying Challenger's offering across Australia, Asia and Europe, as well as in its growth strategy and business performance. "With a deep understanding of our business, a clear vision for the future and the acumen to maximise the significant ...

ISA releases pre-election wish list

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... with the Commonwealth Parental Leave Pay Scheme; a review of the distribution of tax concessions; expanding the APRA performance tests to include 10 years of historical fund performance on all fees and products; banning workers from being stapled to ...

Wealthy overlook digital experience

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... less use a smart device app (6%) or investment platform (6%). More than half prefer to look at their portfolio's performance using a spreadsheet, while one quarter view their investments separately. The findings mirror similar results to last year's ...