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Future-proofing the super system: Rees

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
... one of the best defenses against people coming back to it, and an argument for early access is having a comprehensive default insurance policy." Rees said a legislated purpose for super will provide clarity around its intent and key principles, which ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
... survey showed. According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, small and medium enterprises are around twice as likely to default on their loans compared to mortgage customers and large corporations. Despite the narrowing spread between small and large business ...

Inflation decimates retiree purchasing power

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... their money is going to last; how do you spend and enjoy retirement without knowing how long spending will last? "The default solution for many people is to spend less, which creates a problem for the government and future generations," Minney said. ...

Spirit Super negotiates premium drop

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
... service and affordable and flexible insurance options." A case study highlighted monetary changes members could expect with default A death and TPD cover at the age of 36. Before March 5, the joint cover would have cost $465.78 per year. This has now ...

Financial markets brace for gloomy first half

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2023
... to investment in new technology. Some companies will struggle with the increased cost of funding. Analysts expect the default rate to increase across every region except China. About 72% of analysts anticipate that funding costs will materially rise ...

Strengths and weaknesses in DC systems: Comparison

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2023
... competitive market for super services, he added. On Australian super fund investments, Pilger said that most Australians use default investment options (MySuper), resulting in higher allocations to international equities, fixed income, private equity ...

Best performing MySuper investment option named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... Fund at 3.5%. The median return for investment options over a three-year period was 4.5%. Regarding retirement product default investment options, the Vision Income Stream Balanced Growth option topped the rankings with a 6.2% annualised return over ...

2023 will be better for bonds: Experts

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
Last year marked the worst performance for bonds since the 1970s and while soaring inflation overshadowed this narrative, it remains an important economic storyline for investors. Stepping into a new year and shaking off the 2022 credit chaos the question ...

Super heatmap findings garner mixed responses

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... Group Plan MySuper, Commonwealth Essential Super and AMG MySuper. "MySuper options are supposed to be the low-cost, simple default products that we put people into to protect them and their retirement savings," O'Halloran said. "Last year we got ...

MySuper heatmap reveals sub-par products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... Choice Super, Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund LifetimeOne, AvSuper Growth, Mine Superannuation Default Lifecyle, Guild Retirement Fund MySuper, Bendigo MySuper, Russell Investments Master Trust GoalTracker, Mercer Super Trust Virgin ...