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Socio-economics dictate insurance needs of young Aussies: Insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2018
... have more comprehensive insurance needs at an earlier age than a fund which supports professional workers." As such, super funds should be afforded flexibility in determining the appropriate minimum age for automatic cover commencement so long as that ...

Independent planning firm jumps into agriculture

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... presence of successful global investors as challenges in agriculture. Additionally the peak body representing industry super funds said the past letdowns of local investment funds also posed a challenge, with super fund trustees and executives apparently ...

Government mulls reforms to tax residency rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2018
... Commonwealth officers are treated as residents regardless of any extended absence from Australia. However, the relevant super funds under the test are no longer open to new members. "As such, the effectiveness of this test in meeting its original stated ...

Super funds countdown to Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 JUL 2018
Superannuation funds called up to the financial services Royal Commission now have less than four weeks to prepare, as the fifth round commences on August 6 in Melbourne. The fourth round of hearings, which focused on agricultural financing and interactions ...

Victorian super funds discuss merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018
Two Victorian industry superannuation funds are in talks to merge, highlighting the benefits of scale to about 120,000 members. Prime Super and Combined Super have signed a memorandum of understanding, announcing the two funds are in advanced merger ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... fifth installment of the Member Engagement Report, released annually by Investment Trends. According to the report, super funds have made progress in the digital space but are finding aspects of the transformation tough - specifically, the pivot towards ...

Same insurance cover, different price: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2018
... Fay added the premium prices super fund members pay is also driven by their level of risk. For example, about 50% of super funds vary insurance cover and premium prices according to the type of job or occupation in which the member is employed. About ...

Cash is cash, APRA tells super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018
The prudential regulator has chided superannuation funds for investing members' funds held in cash options into non-cash securities like bonds and hybrid debt instruments among others. APRA's review found cash options had exposure to asset-backed ...

MySuper approaches $650 billion

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... now accounts for more than 50% of pre-retirement, APRA-regulated superannuation assets if you exclude self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and retirement assets. While the growth rate of MySuper assets is on an exponential path, questions are being raised ...

Parametric expands alternative risk premia offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018
... volatility, be better diversified, have low correlation to other asset classes and benefit from macro shifts. "We know that super funds need to find alternative sources of returns which aren't correlated to their main source of investment risk - ...