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AMG Super to take on fledgling super product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... performance test earlier this year, but AMG Super had already made the decision to close it and move away from offering default super products. The company has since rebranded to Acclaim Wealth, though its super business is still called AMG Super.

Religious carve outs for faith-based super funds are dead

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
... for MySuper products, goes against the purpose of these tests, to indiscriminately assess the investment performance of default super products," he said. "Jones' attempted carve out would have opened the floodgates to further supplementary performance ...

UK regulator warns trading apps over gamification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2022
... investment products and services. Other game-like features the FCA highlighted as problematic were trader leaderboards and default amounts for investing and leveraging, with the FCA citing research that found people are much more likely to stick to a ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
... fluctuations in asset prices. While in theory LRBAs limit recourse of lenders to a particular asset in the event of a default, in practice they can affect assets beyond those subject to the loan. "If the leveraged asset does not produce sufficient returns ...

Stapling's consequences must be addressed: Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2022
... the system during their working lives and in retirement," Cbus argued. It added that because of the dismantling of the default system through stapling, those entering hazardous occupations are offered no information about the risk of working without ...

Experts weigh in on Brookfield bid for Origin

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... in Origin Energy. Rainmaker Information has conducted preliminary research of super fund portfolio holdings in MySuper default options and found that within MySuper, funds hold $1.6 billion in Origin stock alone. MySuper options constitute about $885 ...

The future of defined contribution asset allocation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Strategy discussions around defined contribution workplace saving tend to focus on plan design and engagement but questions of asset allocation are also critical, according to a discussion summary of the most recent Jasper Forum. The Forum was led by ...

MySuper index records worst rolling return since 2009

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... MySuper index is back where it was in April 2021. In the 12 months to September end, the top performing single strategy or default products came from First Super, Christian Super, Lutheran Super, State Super and CareSuper. The best performing lifecycle ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... superannuation funds as the concept typically refers to leveraged entities that would cause systemic problems if they were to default. Still, Grattan Institute did concede that the performance test requires improvements, saying there is scope to increase ...

Quantifying the value of a financial adviser

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2022
... over 60% of these assets are managed to a single strategy asset allocation. This means for a member in a single strategy default, no matter their age, current super balance or retirement goal - they are invested the same way as everyone else. Likewise ...