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QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
QMV is kicking off a new legal business aimed at future needs of superannuation trustees and has picked a former UniSuper lead as its managing partner. The consultancy firm currently works with about 25 superannuation clients. Recent work has been focused ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
A 47-year-old corporate superannuation fund has merged with a $16 billion industry fund. The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of ...

Equity Trustees wins Colonial mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
Equity Trustees has cracked $100 billion in funds under supervision, after striking an agreement with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society effective October 1. Equity Trustees Limited is taking over as the trustee of $10.5 billion of CMLA's assets. ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... employers think employees and members consider it important to be able to access financial advice through their superannuation fund. However, around 7% of employers believe employees don't consider access to advice as important. What's more, the 61% ...

Investors deluded on returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
Investors have expectations on returns that are so high they would be difficult for anyone to achieve, the Schroders Global Investor Study reveals. These expectations remain despite the low growth, low interest rate environment across global markets. ...

Australia's best risk-adjusted MySuper option revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
Hostplus has the best three-year returns in default superannuation products but if risk measures are taken into account, another industry fund takes the top spot, according to new Rainmaker research. HESTA emerged as Australia's best risk-adjusted ...

Industry embraces Mental Health Month

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... initiatives planned for the month, including releasing new research on mental health and running sessions for their superannuation fund partners on many different elements of mental wellness. Danielle Clarke, general manager of impact, communications ...

Super fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
An $8 billion industry superannuation fund has cut fees for accumulation members. From today, Energy Super has decreased the asset-based administration fee charged to accumulation members by four basis points - from 0.22% to 0.18%. The move will see ...

Spotlight on super welcomed

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
The government's move to include compulsory superannuation in its retirement income review has been welcomed by the financial services sector. Responding to the government's establishment of a review of the retirement income system, the peak ...

SG increase will not help women: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019
Forty percent of single women are estimated to retire in poverty, but Treasury think increasing the superannuation guarantee won't do much for women's lower superannuation balances. February documents released by the Treasury under freedom of information ...