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Super fund investment in US to skyrocket

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2025
Australian super funds are expected to pump huge amounts of money into the US over the coming decade, according to a report from Mandala, in conjunction with Super Members Council and IFM Investors. The Going Global report said Australians' superannuation ...

Superannuation powerbrokers bound for US investment summit

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
... system poised to channel hundreds of billions into the US over the next decade. In a statement, representatives of super funds, investment managers, and peak organisations attending the Australian Superannuation Investment Summit said they would be "going ...

SMSF sector continues to grow

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2025
Self-managed super funds (SMSFs) traded more over the past year and the value of their holdings increased by 8.8%, according to the AUSIEX SMSF Under Advice report. The number of newly established SMSF trading accounts on the AUSIEX platform - across ...

AustralianSuper warns outdated tax laws will hurt returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2025
AustralianSuper has called for a modernised tax system, warning that without reform super funds will at the very least be bogged down by complexity and compliance costs - and likely left at a competitive disadvantage that could drag on returns. In its ...

Super's operational infrastructure 'not quite right'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... greater recognition of the situation, rather than presuming the underlying problems can be easily addressed and that 'super funds are failing their members' simply because they are incompetent or uncaring. What matters is whether super funds are working ...

Senate calls to overhaul super fund boards

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... super sector," Bragg said. "These recommendations address the significant issues that have plagued Cbus and other super funds in recent months, on which Labor has been silent." One of the main recommendations was for superannuation trustee boards to ...

Advisers must improve public awareness to win Australians' trust: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025
... has materialised, with boutique advice practices unable to match the marketing budgets of bigger players. Though as super funds move further into the advice space following the government's post- Quality of Advice Review reforms, they may take the reins ...

Industry fund insurance bungle adds fuel to mounting outrage

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025
... firsthand - people struggling while trying to come to terms with the fact they have a loved one who's dying - they [super funds] should make this process as smooth as possible, rather than making them jump through hoops and showing zero compassion. A ...

Australian super assets set to become second largest globally: WTW

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025
... benchmark-relative returns, the allocation to alternatives has marginally increased since 2019, from 23% to 24% for super funds. "The bigger shift has been an increase to equities, which has risen from 47% of portfolios to 52% over the past five years ...

Almost half of HESTA members retire involuntarily

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2025
... providing the flexibility for funds to shape their advice services to the needs of their members," Blakey said. "If super funds can consider a member's personal and household circumstances, such as any partner's income and super as well as any entitlements ...