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Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... who fails, and also the ATO's YourSuper comparison tool is really the tool for people to turn to, to look at the performance and [for] comparing products," she said in response to the question. "The actual results of the test, we didn't want ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... market volatility in March 2020. This is relevant to how funds respond to the YFYS reforms, he said. "In an era of YFYS performance tests, a fund's survival may hinge on getting more out of each asset class," Simmons said. "All aspects of the investment ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... lecturer Elisabeth Sinnewe says some members may be lulled into a bad choice about superannuation when they read the performance test results. Sinnewe discussed the behavioural aspects of consumer choices, especially when they receive a letter from their ...

APRA leaves door open for benchmark tweaks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... open to finding better benchmarks, especially for unlisted assets, in both its heatmaps and Your Future, Your Super performance test. Speaking at AIST's annual investment conference, Ellis said APRA can change the indices either via seeking approval ...

CountPlus takes stake in firm

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... CountPlus is funding from cash reserves. The additional payment will be made in 12 months and is subject to financial performance targets. SCBA's key management and principals will remain at the firm with managing principal Noel Costa continuing at the ...

YFYS test results not a fair representation: Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Frontier is concerned the APRA performance test does not adequately assess acceptable performance, given several of the funds that were failed actually perform better than others that passed. The asset consultant, which advises on $490 billion, said ...

Greater scrutiny of choice products needed: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
On the opening day of its annual ASI Conference, and in light of the APRA performance test results, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Eva Scheerlinck has expressed concern about the number of Australians that remain unaware their ...

Mergers don't always lead to scale benefits: Barry

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... to select potential merger partners. "I do think that YFYS and the business criticality of the long-term relative performance history, which is not necessarily correlated with either outright return or volatility, does mean that performance relative ...

Rest streamlines asset classes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... 30, Rest will group together asset class strategies with similar market characteristics and the same key underlying performance drivers. Currently the fund has 11 asset class categories, which include Australian shares; overseas shares (including equity ...

CFS drops admin fees on FirstChoice Employer Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Superannuation Trust is named as one of the 13 MySuper products that failed the inaugural Your Future, Your Super performance test. "Despite the strength of our recent investment performance and having very competitive fees, our FirstChoice Employer ...