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MySuper assets rise strongly

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... assets rose almost 18% to $428 billion in the 12 months to June 2015, according to data from APRA. Now that total MySuper products represent $428 billion in assets, up from $363 billion in June 2014, that adds up to just over a third (34%) of all assets ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... level of environmental, social and governance (ESG) standards. In its latest discussion paper RIAA has proposed MySuper products should have minimum ESG standards and investment exclusions "to recognise the expectations of Australians around responsible ...

FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... drives super trustees to transition members from old and perhaps tired default funds to new and potentially fresh MySuper products, lifecycle investment options are proving to be a popular choice. According to Rainmaker Information, Australian Prudential ...

Beware 'apples with apples' super comparisons

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... than to explain why they have deliberately chosen very conservative strategies. For example, the top performing MySuper products in 2014-15 earned 12% but the lowest performing MySuper products earned half that, or 6%. Rainmaker said that these performance ...

SelectingSuper fund award nominees announced

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... special awards to acknowledge innovation, this year focusing on products aimed at young people and for lifecycle MySuper products. An Industry Service Award will also be announced for a superannuation leader who has made a mark on the industry due their ...

MySuper fees force super fund to exit high return strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... asset space, in the property or emerging market space. "I don't want to suggest that this is ramping. But as MySuper products evolve and get ready for 2017 they're moving to passive -they're doing it right now- and moving out of these more active options ...

MySuper impacts AMP investment revenue

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2015
A greater share of assets entering lower-fee MySuper products is affecting AMP's investment related revenue. The group's investment related revenue for the first half of 2015 was 113 bps, a 4.2% reduction from the prior corresponding period. AMP said ...

Retail funds get behind campaign to lower fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... deliver lower fees to working Australians," FSC chief executive Sally Loane said. Even if traditionally retail MySuper products have higher fees than industry funds, Loane argued that "a number of FSC member companies have very low fees in their default ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... what, if anything should be put in its place, the government will first and foremost seek to make sure that all MySuper products are of the highest quality - not just those which are offered under awards," Frydenberg said. He added the government plans ...

SelectingSuper rejects claim small funds should merge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... benchmarks of say 1.3% to challenge a super fund's value proposition is meanwhile a blunt instrument that would impact MySuper products such as some of those offered by AMP, BTFM, Mercer and Perpetual - hardly superannuation brands unable to deliver ...