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Slow but steady: SMSF growth continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... continues. But is the river drying up? Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily decreased over the last three years. According to Rainmaker, the SMSF sector is ...

Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... reward," Daniel said. "Let's say I'm an 18-year-old kid and I've got $5000 in an account somewhere, and then five super funds promote '$100 gift card if you sign up with us,' and then I just roll $1000 across five different accounts." "If the opportunity ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... leadership roles are adding up to $55,000 to member balances, according to new insights. Latest Rainmaker figures show super funds with greater female representation on boards and leadership teams achieve greater returns for members. Funds with above-average ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... FNF has been running Big Super Day Out, a one-stop shop that reunites Indigenous people with their super. About 32 super funds take part to connect with members. In 2018, Big Super Day Out found $14.5 million of Indigenous super in 13 days. "What takes ...

30% Club expands target

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... investment managers and superannuation funds to focus on achieving diversity across the boards of ASX300 companies. "Large super funds and fund managers are leading the way in advocating for gender diversity, based on the belief that companies that are ...

Industry super performance moves members: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... retail counterparts when it comes to financial performance. Latest figures from researcher Roy Morgan show industry super funds continue to skip ahead of retail funds in terms of member satisfaction, with a 4.8 percentage point lead established over ...

'Best in show' a no go: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... likely be helped along by individual member movements, with latest APRA statistics showing the shift in assets across super funds over the last 12 months. Data for the December 2018 quarter shows assets held in industry super funds dropped $23.1 billion ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... of research Alex Dunnin said if successful, the reforms are a real win for consumers. "Many of Australia's leading super funds each have hundreds of thousands of small accounts owned by young people. For these members just starting out in super, if their ...

Royal Commission and its one canoe message is on point

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... APRA regulated funds. "90% of the franking credits the Labor Party are seeking to claw back are from self-managed super funds," Robert said. "My cautionary message to you is this. In terms of where we're going on super policy, there couldn't be a (more) ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... the most ground, it's a mixed bag. Richardson says financial services tend to do well in terms of the big banks and super funds taking the lead on gender diversity initiatives. There are reports which say the mining industry lacks in this area, but companies ...