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New research backs diversified SMSF portfolios

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
New research conducted by the SMSF Association and the University of Adelaide confirms self-managed super funds (SMSFs) that have diversified investment portfolios outperform those that do not. The research, based on financial statement data from over ...

'No easy answer' to ESG disclosures by super fund trustees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... before about how their money is put to work. This is an unsurprising outcome when accounting for the myriad of critical media reports about Australia's unlegislated 2050 net zero carbon emissions target. Moreover, many superannuation companies' concerted ...

ISA uncovers disgraceful regional gender super gap

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2022
Industry Super Australia has said women in their 40s that live in regional Victorian city Bendigo have half the superannuation of men. It's believed this large divergence first expanded when many local women took time out of the workforce to have children. ...

Cbus, Media Super merger complete

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2022
Cbus Super and Media Super have merged, following a Successor Fund Transfer on April 9. The merger brings Cbus funds under management to $75 billion, managed on behalf of nearly 850,000 members. Cbus chief executive Justin Arter welcomed new Media Super ...

Labor vows to review YFYS test

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2022
... topics relating to ESG and responsible investing, including removing regulatory barriers. Sister title FS Sustainability is a media partner to the annual conference. "We also have a key role to play in removing the regulatory friction that inveighs business ...

Superhero to offer Qantas points

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2022
... forces underpinning conduct such as increased gamification, widespread self-directed trading and the influence of social media on investor behaviour. This article was updated on Wednesday, April 6.

Thirty-eight super funds face sustainability issues: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... Choice heatmaps; member accounts, cash flows and rollovers. The regulator found administration and operating expenses for super funds with less than $10 billion in funds under management sit at about 0.57% of net assets. This is compared to 0.33% for ...

Alpha females

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... with exploitative supply chains. However, comparatively few specifically screen for gender diversity in leadership. Verve Super chief executive Christina Hobbs says for a long time she has asked herself why this isn't a more mainstream ESG metric for ...

Action on super gap slow, small

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
... a relic of the superannuation system from 1992 when employers argued it would be too difficult for administrators to pay super on small wages, has finally been scrapped in a win for women - but this is just one small step in addressing the significant ...

Super fund cuts fees, appoints insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2022
... industry average is about 1%, according to Rainmaker. The move comes as several other funds signal fee changes, including Media Super confirming fees will rise following its merger with Cbus next month, and the newly created Australian Retirement Trust ...