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Industry bodies respond to RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... products do a slightly better job of separating transaction or activity-dependent costs from ongoing fees and costs. Super funds should therefore group fees and costs that are ongoing separately from those that are dependent on member-initiated transactions ...

AFCA funding lacks transparency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... funding models in its submission. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said there was a "moral and legal obligation" on super funds to ensure that members' savings were not used to fund the resolution of complaints in other areas of the finance sector. ...

SMSFA slams PC draft findings

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
The SMSF Association has slammed the Productivity Commission for labelling smaller-sized self-managed super funds as "fundamentally flawed" and for not comparing returns on a level playing field. In its submission to the Productivity Commission's draft ...

Member takes $50 billion industry fund to court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... Australasia. Rainmaker data estimates that as at June 2017, UN PRI signatories in Australia represented about half of all super funds under management, with the largest super fund signatories being BT Financial Group, AustralianSuper and Colonial First ...

Industry fund grows advice access

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... of Investment Trends latest Member Engagement report, which said digital transformation was still challenging for super funds. The report (Investment Trends' fifth annual installment) highlighted the progress made in the digital space by many funds ...

Industry fund signs stewardship code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... code - the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) - VicSuper's signature will soon be joined by other super funds, with the council adding it had received expressions of interest from more than 10 other asset owners. According to ACSI ...

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... to the fifth round of the Royal Commission manage about $700 billion for more than 10 million Australians. Retail super funds appearing at the Royal Commission will account for more than $280 billion in funds under management or more than 55% of the ...

Impact investing reports sharp growth

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... Super Fund Responsible Investment Benchmark Report, which revealed 70% of boards overseeing Australia's largest super funds actively manage their super funds' environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies.

Super funds underplay risk profiles: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... available in determining the level of riskiness between options exacerbates the issue. It is also a challenge faced by super funds when it comes to reporting the riskiness of the investment options they have on offer. A 'balanced,' 'growth' ...

Super fund shortlist practically advice: IOOF

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... is likely to exclude many MySuper products catering to particular employer groups and states. Instead, a list of 40 super funds should be used in the medium term that would likely diminish as funds and MySuper products inevitably merge, IOOF said. "This ...