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QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...

FEATURE: The metamorphosis of custody

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... prize clients for any custodian, who will fight tooth and nail for their business. In recent years funds such as REST, QSuper, Sunsuper, Cbus and HOSTPLUS have all switched custodians, many of them receiving fee holidays. But it is not just a matter ...

NAB custody confirms partnership speculation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
... one fund, the $20 billion UniSuper, but lost the business of some of its biggest superannuation fund clients, including QSuper, Sunsuper and Cbus, to custodians offering highly competitive deals. According to BNP Paribas Security Services managing director ...

Invest in UK infrastructure, super funds urged

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2014
... nuclear in the UK." Allan, who travelled to Australia last week, said she has had talks with investors such as Sunsuper, QSuper, QIC and Macquarie. She called Australian super funds "world leaders" in this area, adding: "Pretty much every pension fund ...

Custodians fight hard for big super deals

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 5 MAY 2014
... services they provide. State Street was less candid. When asked to comment on reports that they had provided fee holidays to QSuper, REST and Sunsuper, they replied: "The statement in its entirety is incorrect." However, when asked whether they had provided ...

QSuper unveils 'industry first' lifecycle product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
Public sector fund QSuper has expanded the lifecycle model to include account balance as well as age in its new MySuper product, QSuper Lifestage. While most lifecycle products focus exclusively on age, with younger members on more growth oriented strategies ...

Prime Super and HIP to merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... that, while the merger will increase scale, at $2.4 billion, they would not be a 'megafund' such as AustralianSuper and QSuper. From an investment perspective, he said this will mean that the fund can pursue opportunities that would be on too small a ...

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... of members whose super will provide for the bulk of their retirement, earlier de-risking makes sense. One such fund is QSuper, which has indeed opted for a lifecycle MySuper option. However, QSuper chief investment officer Brad Holzberger said there ...

QSuper launches income account

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013
QSuper has launched an income stream product designed for members in the retirement phase. The QSuper Income Account allows members a great deal of control and flexibility over how much income they receive and where their money in invested, as well ...

Most super funds shun in-house investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... involves a very different risk profile and needs careful consideration." AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Telstra Super, MTAA and Qsuper are some of the super funds that have been vocal about bringing all or some of their investment management in-house. However ...