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BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... decreased by 11% as a result of lower advice income, transitioning customers from legacy products to lower-fee MySuper products, higher regulatory compliance costs, as well as a spike in general insurance claims from Cyclone Debbie. The life insurance ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... round applicant, has failed to bolster competition. "The Australian system already has low-cost product options. MySuper products are designed for default members who do not make an active decision and a large number of superannuation funds offer a MySuper ...

MySuper competition heats up: Rainmaker

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... offerings competing directly with not-for-profit super funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report shows MySuper products operated by retail groups like banks, insurance companies and advice groups account for one tenth of the MySuper segment ...

Tasplan launches lifecycle default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
... trend presented in the latest Rainmaker Information report on MySuper. The report indicates several bank-owned MySuper products are increasing their position in the highly competitive superannuation marketplace, especially through lifecycle funds. Rainmaker's ...

MySuper lifecycle funds lead the pack

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
The latest Rainmaker Information report indicates several bank-owned MySuper products are increasing their position in the highly competitive superannuation marketplace, especially through lifecycle funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report ...

Super assets up despite contributions dip

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
... at the close of the September 2016 quarter assets totaled $2.1 trillion, $492.2 billion of which is made up by MySuper products; a 13.6% increase. Meanwhile, there was a 23.7% drop in total assets in accrued default amounts to $39.6 billion. Total contributions ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... diminished by $20,000 as a result of retail and bank-owned funds delaying the transition of members into default MySuper products. Research conducted by Rainmaker Information and commissioned by Industry Super Australia shows retail and bank-owned super ...

ACSI calls time on all-male boards

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
... nonetheless illustrative. Back in March, Rainmaker analysed FY2015 and calendar 2015 investment returns for 44 MySuper products offered by not-for-profit funds, representing $500 billion in total funds under management, and created a "W-index" score ...

Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... solution they were looking for. One of superannuation's largest reforms, the transition of default members to MySuper products, is now 12 months from its deadline and millions of members are expected to be transferred in the second half of 2016. As the ...

Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... International Women's Day, the research was based on an analysis of FY2015 and calendar 2015 investment returns for 44 MySuper products offered by not-for-profit funds, representing $500 billion in total funds under management. The analysis focused on ...