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Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015

Industry Super Australia is proposing the federal government pay an annual $5000 superannuation contribution to lower and middle income Australians between 27 and 36 years old. Known as "Super Seed" the payment would help bridge the superannuation gender ...

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015

... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference on Friday, Trafford-Walker said investment management costs were the "big elephant in the room". "[Super] funds are taking charge of this issue. They're doing things already in their portfolios that ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE | MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015

... default superannuation options, members can now arguably get a better deal by staying with an external trustee. "Cost was a big reason for people setting SMSFs up," Lewis added. "But now they're seeing that the return often isn't as good as it would ...

FEATURE: Managed accounts - more than meets the eye

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015

... 190 only have $50 million each - keeping in mind I know advice firms running $250-300 million in-house - that's still a very big number, and that's without adding in the other types of managed account providers and platforms in the market. There's just ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015

... towards equities was not helped by a concentrated market and a part of members' contributions will always likely end up in the "big four banks, two miners and a telco" because your benchmark relative managers aren't going to blow their risk budgets. ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015

HESTA has partnered with Social Ventures Australia to launch one of the country's biggest impact investment funds. The $32 billion health and community services industry fund has committed $30 million - the largest single commitment to the local impact ...

Scrapping LISC was shameful and retrograde: Bowen

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015

Scrapping the low income superannuation contribution (LISC) was "the single, most retrograde and regrettable government policy decision made since the establishment of superannuation," Labor Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said. Bowen slammed the measure ...

August angst to September mourn

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015

For a while there last week, it seemed the financial market storm has come and gone... and it was safe to go back into the risk waters. Financial markets are again in upheaval and fear is once more on the rise - the VIX index spiked 10.5% overnight ...

Zero-margin platforms could target Australian market

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015

... "Platforms of the future must be developed within an agile framework and feature modern architecture capable of supporting big data and analytics, as well as real-time, responsive integration."

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015

... and how to be able to introduce them in an efficient way because you don't have access to the kind of assets to invest in a big way," she says. A career in superannuation spanning almost 20 years has also allowed Wade the opportunity to professionally ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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