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FSC moves to protect retail super from ALP 'tinkering'

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... benefited from franking credit refunds in the 2015-16 financial year. According to responses to an FSC survey of 14 retail super funds, franking credit refunds could provide a $55,000 benefit to some fund members at retirement. Additionally, the survey ...

Super ESG options can outperform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
... funds outperformed the average MySuper default product in the 12 months to 30 September. Rainmaker analysis shows 68 super funds currently offer a total of 639 ESG investment options, with the average offering achieving a 10% return in the 12 months ...

Government super fund adds engagement lead

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... pricing team. Meanwhile, D'Souza joined from Mercer where he was also a consultant, providing investment advice to super funds and not-for-profit clients. He has also previously held roles with NAB and Deloitte. ESSSuper's head of investments, Daniel ...

Grattan says Aussies retiring comfortably, ISA responds

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... Institute's board controls the endowment, to safeguard its independence, the think tank said. ASFA responds Association of Super Funds Australia (ASFA) chief executive Martin Fahy said Grattan Institute report was an "unprecedented attack". He slammed ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... that employers aren't superannuation experts or financial advisers and should not be helping employees choose super funds or join other funds. Doing so is against the law. A straw poll conducted at the conference found most employees (87%) are in ...

Productivity Commission counters group insurance research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... Require funds to publicly document rationales on the appropriateness of cover and the balance erosion trade-off; Make super funds adopt the industry code, particularly if MySuper is offered; Establish an ASIC/APRA taskforce to monitor code adoptions ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... said. Think carefully before switching to more conservative options: ASFA Expected long-term returns for Australian super funds is around 7% which is well above the inflation rate despite the monthly fluctuations in returns, Association of Superannuation ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
... tobacco had an immaterial impact on investment decisions edged out anti-tobacco advocates marginally (30%). A slew of super funds and investment managers have vouched to eliminate all tobacco-related assets. In August, the Australian-domiciled JPMorgan ...

Idle technology leaves super fund members behind

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Jon Holloway told yesterday's Calastone Connect Forum in Sydney that after moving to Australia from the UK, many super funds here still lack of understanding about "who they are, who they serve and why they are there." Speaking on a panel discussing ...

The rise of challenger banks in Australia: SIBOS

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... transact in the next five years. The trends they've discussed could mark a change in the way financial advisers and super funds can provide utility-like services to their clients or members. For financial advisers, challenger banks are turning to ...