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We have won the battle, not the war: AustralianSuper CEO

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018
... the rationale was members who left the industry fund would likely face poorer retirement outcomes if they moved to a retail fund. Additionally, Silk confirmed greater inflows of new members into AustralianSuper ensured the strength of the fund as a whole. ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
Superannuation funds are coming clean about charging members advice fees in return for no services well before the financial services Royal Commission kicks into its latest round of public hearings. In the Royal Commission's fifth round, which kicked ...

Vicinity Centres partners for $1bn wholesale property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... Holdings which has $28.7 billion in assets under management. The new fund will be called the Vicinity Keppel Australia Retail Fund (VKF). Vicinity and Keppel will each hold 10% equity in the fund. Keppel Capital will attract potential Asian investors ...

Super funds suit up for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
The financial services Royal Commission will put Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system under the spotlight over the next two weeks and legal experts say a key question is whether conflicts of interest are influencing super funds and letting ...

SMSFs: Low balance, low satisfaction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
Satisfaction with self-managed superannuation funds dropped in the last 12 months, particularly for those with a balance of less than $250,000. Latest insights from Roy Morgan show that while satisfaction with the financial performance of SMSFs is down ...

ASIC unveils RG97 review

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
ASIC has welcomed an independent report proposing 34 changes to fee transparency for superannuation funds and managed investments under Regulatory Guide 97. The report, prepared by managed investments and super regulation veteran Darren McShane, engaged ...

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
AustralianSuper has been ranked the top superannuation fund for member engagement services in 2017, at a time when funds across the industry grapple with digital transformation, Investment Trends research shows. Sunsuper, HESTA, QSuper and Hostplus ...

Investors drive third SCA unlisted retail fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
Investor demand is the driving force behind the launch of a third unlisted retail fund from $2.5 billion property group SCA. SCA Property Group launched SURF 3, the third iteration of its unlisted retail fund strategy SURF, as retail investors seek ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Superannuation funds could top up lifecycle members' end savings by about 30%, if they make a "mid-step" switch to defensive equities instead of gradually increasing allocations to bonds, according to new analysis from Parametric. Parametric's latest ...

Smaller super funds lead Roy Morgan rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... places from fourth to second on industry rankings. Catholic Super moved into third having sat sixth last month. In retail fund rankings, IOOF - with $26 billion FUM - maintained strong form and overtook Macquarie with an average customer satisfaction ...