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Default retirement products not good enough: Milliman

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
Superannuation funds that don't get to know members better ahead of designing a Comprehensive Income Product for Retirement are putting themselves at risk of severe reputational damage. That is the view of risk management and retirement experts Milliman ...

BTFG drags Westpac performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
Westpac's wealth and insurance arm BT Financial Group delivered mixed results for the bank, financial reports released to the ASX show. Every division, with the exception of BTFG "performed solidly" in the six months to March, the bank said. Chief executive ...

Face-to-face advice rises at UniSuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... of the 2016 Rainmaker SelectingSuper 'Fund of the Year', 'Retirement Select Choice Product of the Year', and 'MySuper Product of the Year' awards, acknowledging its strong member engagement, particularly around the retirement phase, and top tier investment ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
... designed for default members who do not make an active decision and a large number of superannuation funds offer a MySuper product. Fees for Australian MySuper products compare favourably with fees in the Chilean system." Fahy said a tender process like ...

MySuper competition heats up: Rainmaker

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
MySuper is the new high-growth area for retail superannuation funds with attractive offerings competing directly with not-for-profit super funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report shows MySuper products operated by retail groups like banks ...

Tasplan launches lifecycle default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Tasplan now offers a lifecycle default super option, becoming one of the select industry funds to provide such a service. The new option, Tasplan OnTrack, is designed to reallocate members' funds over their lives to gradually reduce sequencing risk ...

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
Total assets in superannuation have grown 7.4% in the last 12 months, despite total contributions dipping 1.5%. According to APRA's Quarterly Superannuation Performance report, at the close of the September 2016 quarter assets totaled $2.1 trillion ...

SelectingSuper announces super fund of the year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... UniSuper's uniqueness is that it is Australia's only remaining open defined benefit super fund." UniSuper won the MySuper Product of the Year for standout investment performance over the short, medium and long term. Rainmaker said: "In addition their ...

MySuper transition costing retail members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... given to switch their default members into MySuper products; impacts that could "multiply four-fold" if the retail MySuper product they're placed in underperforms by 1% - something ISA says has been the trend since MySuper's 2013 inception. While not-for-profit ...