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Energy Super awards mandates to four managers

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... with Schroders appointed as one of their managers. Energy Super said the move would give it direct mandate control, lower fees, and wider global diversification. AMP Capital continues to manage Energy Super's socially responsible investments portfolio. ...

MySuper a challenge to fund differentiation: AusSuper

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... funds. "The 'compare the pair' campaigns are gone, there's no more of those beautiful bars that showed how your fund had lower fees than the other," AustralianSuper head of Marketing Strategy and Insights Brook Carter said. Speaking at the Financial ...

No middle ground post-FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
... charged and that will put pressure on independent financial advisers who don't have the support of larger groups to lower fees," Heine said.

Challenger hops on SuperStream gateway

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... annum are achievable from implementing the SuperStream reforms, which can then be passed on to members in the form of lower fees. "Not only will auto processing save time, it will improve transparency through payment tracking, payment auditing, access ...

Super assets up 15% to $1.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... unprecedented product innovation that has seen them take the lead over industry funds in new product design built around lower fees in preparation for the phasing in of FOFA later this year. The $1.508 trillion in superannuation savings is segmented ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... superannuation funds had called its members with big balances and suggested they swap into a choice product where they would pay lower fees. "With larger account balances, if the cost to service that member is the same as for a person with a small account ...

Fewer managers drive lower fees at legalsuper

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2013
Active international equities mandates have been taken away from three managers by legalsuper, helping lower most members' fees, the industry fund's chief executive said. After reviewing all asset classes, the fund decided that Capital, Marathon and ...

FoFA reforms dilute platform pricing power: Centurion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... increasingly place pricing power for administration services in the hands of financial advisers as their clients demand lower fees. "Most advisers in this environment are feeling pressure from clients to manage down the total cost of advice and administration ...

Flexibility not returns, drive SMSFs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... asset acquisition was the main reason for 18% of SMSF trustees. Reinforcing a focus on costs, 62% of respondents named lower fees as a primary motivation. The research confirmed that SMSF trustees are wealthy, highly motivated and very engaged with their ...

Upgrades to AMP's North platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... has added the introduction of family fee aggregation (FFA), allowing up to four family members to take advantage of lower fees by combining account balances. The new features also include an upgrade of the technology infrastructure that supports the ...