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GuildSuper overhauls MyMix option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2022
After receiving member feedback that its MyMix investment menu needed to be simplified, GuildSuper has done just that - closing five of its investment options and updating fees. From June 14, GuildSuper will permanently close the high growth, conservative ...

AvSuper, Commonwealth Super Corporation explore merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
Six months on from commencing its Expressions of Interest (EOI) process, AvSuper has confirmed it will look to merge with Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. The two funds have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to now conduct due diligence to ...

'We're living in the world China is making': Conference

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2022
... in the Solomon Islands pact is an ignition of a shift in global power. "In 2019, the Solomon Islands made a decision to switch diplomatic allegiance from recognising Taiwan to recognising mainland China," Grant supposed. Likewise, China has established ...

ASIC pushes super governance improvements

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2022
More than 20 super fund trustees have revised their internal policies after ASIC surveillance found significant deficiencies in their conflicts management arrangements relating to investment switching. ASIC's surveillance found a lack of oversight ...

Clients place more value on human advice: Vanguard

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2022
A recent survey of US investors found the perceived value-add to annual performance was 5% when advice was provided by a human compared to 3% for digital-only. Surveying more than 1500 US investors who used a human adviser, digital service or both ...

ASX24 outage sparks concern

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
At 10am yesterday, the ASX identified a hardware related issue with its options and futures market ASX24 and placed it into a halt. ASX24 was not operational again until after 2pm, with the ASX reporting that the issue was confirmed to be caused by ...

Super Fierce targets gender wealth gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2022
The scalable advice platform aimed at addressing the gender wealth gap has officially launched this International Women's Day, with narrowing the superannuation its primary focus. The Super Fierce platform primarily compares superannuation products ...

Switch to value could hurt super: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2022
The negative returns for equities in January may not have been the biggest problem for super funds, with the size of the value premium seen posing a significant risk to investors with actively managed growth style portfolios. Latest analysis from Rainmaker ...

Inflation hitting retiree budgets: ASFA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... found that price increases for retirees are outstripping those for employees and retirees haven't been able to simply switch what they buy to save. While health costs are largely subsidised, out of pocket expenses remain substantial for items such ...

Super funds failing on animal protection

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... revealed that most Australians do not know which industries their super is being invested in, even though most say they would switch funds if they knew their super was funding cruel industries such as factory farming, live animal export or cosmetic animal ...