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Awareness of options could boost advice access: CFS

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 2 JUN 2025
Superannuation is the number one topic Australians want financial advice on, however a significant proportion have little to no idea they can pay for it through their super. Based on a survey of 2250 Australians, Colonial First State's (CFS) Empowered ...

UK treasury provides guidance on local pension consolidation

MATT TOLEDO  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2025
... to demonstrate a plan to reach $52 billion (£25bn) AUM by 2035. In addition, the Treasury issued its response to the options for defined benefit schemes consultation, which outlines how the more than $335 billion (£160bn) in surplus assets in UK defined ...

BlackRock to list its first active ETF in Australia

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... seeking a long-term holding that provides access to an active US equity strategy - at a lower cost than other active equity options available in Australia," Stats said. Additionally, IACT is built on its US counterpart DYNF, which has achieved a 10.8% ...

Industry funds feast, retail funds snack, corporate funds freefall

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... pension payments rising to $57.6 billion. Separately, over the year to March 31, the best-performing default investment options were Colonial First State's Essential Super Employer - Lifestage (1980-1984) and FirstChoice Employer - FirstChoice Lifestage ...

ANZ Staff Super loses investment head

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
... to industry speculation that ANZ Staff Super, among the very few remaining corporate funds, may be considering merger options. Potential partners mentioned in market discussions include Australian Retirement Trust (which acquired CBA's scheme), Equip ...

Age-based super strategies could add thousands to retirement savings

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAY 2025
Australians in default investment options could collectively be $46 billion better off with age-based personalised strategies, according to analysis from Russell Investments. Russell Investments, the operator of the Russell Investments Master Trust ...

Equip Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... already flown the coup for a role with Mercer. The fund said it continues to review its strategic direction and long-term options, but planning for this particular merger has come to an end. Had it continued, the merger was to take place later this year. ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
Colonial First State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager ...

Prime Super calls time on sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... 2019, Rainmaker Information data shows the option 6.9% in the five years to March end, ranking 20 th among super fund ESG options when the median return was 7%. Over three years, it's 21 st with a return of 3.3%; the median return was 4.8%. And over ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
... shortly." Last August, Mercer Super was fined for making misleading ESG claims about the sustainability of its investment options. The fund agreed to work on its risk management culture and practices after the prudential regulator intervened. Gentilin ...