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MySuper spurred innovation and chased down fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
MySuper has been an overwhelming success, Rainmaker executive director of research Alex Dunnin has concluded, 12 months after the products went online. "Has MySuper worked? Absolutely," Dunnin said at a concurrent session designed to analyse the impact ...

Funds return 11% in May

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 7 JUL 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index increased marginally during May to return 11.3% compared to 11.1% at end April. At end December it was 16.1%. Three year super fund average annual returns are 8.8% pa, five year average ...

Former NAB execs follow Hartley to Sunsuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
... yet no partnerships have been announced. Hartley said the fund would also focus more on competing in the corporate master trust outsourcing arena. On the technology side, Hartley said he believes Sunsuper is already at the forefront. He said the key ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Price hikes widely anticipated in the super fund group risk market have not manifested in any more than a small handful of funds. That is the finding of the 2014 Rainmaker superannuation group insurance survey of 14,834 risk options offered by 206 super ...

EQT appoints Equipsuper CFO to head new division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2014
... coincides with EQT's appointment as responsible entity for The Executive Superannuation Fund. The $800 million corporate master trust the staff and Partners of KPMG as well as their spouses and many former employees. This appointment brings the total ...

Russell reshuffles implementation business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014
... business has seen strong growth in 2014, winning mandates totaling more than $3 billion in the year to date, across master trust, implemented consulting and asset management services. Russell managing director of Australian Institutional Jodie Hampshire ...

Super returns dampen but still double digit

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index dampened further during April to return 11.1%, down from 12.6% at end March, 12.8% at end February which was up marginally from 12.5% at end January. According to the figure at end December ...

CFS awarded 'Best Platform Overall'

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... the recent Investment Trends December 2013 Platform Benchmarking Report CFS FirstChoice platform was awarded 'Best Master Trust' and 'Best Reporting Tools'. "Supporting advisers in growing their business and increasing business efficiency is an absolute ...

Super on track for double-digit year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index dampened slightly during March to return 12.6%, pointing to 2013-14 being on-track to be another double-digit performance year. The March 12 month performance figure is, however, down ...

Compliance absorbs half of platforms' development budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... the Macquarie Wrap, which was equalled by the Perpetual Private Wrap. The is based on analyst reviews comparing 25 master trust and wrap platforms across over 454 aspects of their service offerings.