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Industry fund revamps MySuper offering

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
A $5.6 billion industry superannuation fund is revamping its MySuper option, which will see default members' exposure to growth assets and fees rise. EISS Super is switching its MySuper options from a "conservative balanced" portfolio to a "balanced ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
A 47-year-old corporate superannuation fund has merged with a $16 billion industry fund. The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of ...

Statewide Super confirms merger talks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2019
Statewide Super is in advanced merger talks with two superannuation funds, confirming a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed. A spokesperson for Statewide Super told Financial Standard the fund is exploring a potential merger with WA Super and ...

MySuper milestones monitor industry movement

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
July marked the 25th anniversary of the superannuation guarantee but it also signified other important milestones for the maturing $2.3 trillion super system. There is now three years of APRA MySuper data, meaning researchers have far more to work with ...

Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
A superannuation advisory group says now is an opportune time for funds and members to review MySuper offerings and question whether it's the solution they were looking for. One of superannuation's largest reforms, the transition of default members ...

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 ...

Legalsuper names new CIO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Legalsuper has bolstered its internal investment capability with the appointment of a new chief investment officer from Australian Unity. Edward Smith will begin his new role on 29 June and will be based at the fund's Melbourne offices. He joins from ...

Centuria creates key roles to support growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... marketing and campaigns, as well as head of distribution engagement in the AMP/AXA merger and the rollout of AMP's MySuper offer. Rogan has already appointed business development managers in New South Wales and Victoria. The expansion of Centuria's investment ...

ACCI calls for end to super in awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
The campaign to keep super in awards suffered another setback on Thursday when the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) renewed calls for an end to the Fair Work Commission's involvement in selecting default funds. The call, made at the ...

Industry responds to super fees study

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
Superannuation industry bodies have responded to the Grattan Institute's report on super fees, arguing that fundamental change is not necessary. Tom Garcia, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said that the ...