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Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Not-for-profit superannuation funds have an average of 3% less exposure to bank stocks in their equities portfolios than last year, according to recent Rainmaker research. These funds still have a large exposure to bank stocks, owning about $30 billion ...

Industry fund members more satisfied

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
Despite the flak the superannuation industry has received from the Royal Commission, industry fund members are more satisfied with their fund than retail members. This is according to a survey of 50,000 participants conducted Roy Morgan, which pitted ...

Contrarian manager enters super sector

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
Operating and investing in Australia for more than a decade, a contrarian asset manager is introducing superannuation and retirement investment solutions to the local market. White-labelling the OneVue wholesale platform, Allan Gray Australia is offering ...

No time for complacency: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
Not-for-profit funds have been vindicated by the Royal Commission's "damning" preliminary findings into the retail super sector but can't afford to be complacent, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Kicking off ...

Retail super funds reject MySuper delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
Several retail superannuation funds have rejected claims they fell below community standards and contravened the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act by delaying the transition of members into cheaper MySuper products. In response to recommendations ...

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
Australians' retirement savings reached a record high of $2.7 trillion at the end of June 2018, latest APRA data shows. MySuper continued to grow at a faster rate than other segments to make up 25% of the asset pool. MySuper assets grew 13.6% to $675.6 ...

SMSFs too conservative: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
More than half (54%) of the respondents in Financial Standard's latest spot poll believe self-managed super funds are too conservative when it comes to allocating assets. Only a third (33%) said they were content with the allocation strategies and will ...

Poor systems delay MySuper transitions: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
Operational constraints and poor systems once again took a beating at this morning's Royal Commission hearing, contributing to what Colonial First State admits was a lengthy transition of members to MySuper products. CFS executive general manager ...

Super fees outpace asset growth: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... (NFP). Breaking it down by segment, retail funds on average charge lower fees in MySuper products than NFP funds. Retail fund products charged twice as much administration fees than NFP products, but this is offset by the higher investment fees disclosed ...

Royal Commission on social media: Former Treasurer weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2018
As the Royal Commission turned its attention to superannuation this week, financial services executives and commentators took to twitter to have their say. The Royal Commission into banking is correct... having multiple super accounts may mean paying ...