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Corporate governance LIC slashes fees, appoints portfolio manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017
... on ASX 100 companies ranked by corporate governance standards has negotiated a significant reduction in its total expense ratio and appointed a portfolio manager from Evans Dixon. Australian Governance Masters Index Fund (AQF) invests in between 75 and ...

China A-shares ETFs launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... Shanghai and Shenzhen listed stocks. Both ETFs are physical A-shares ETFs utilising Stock Connect and have a total expense ratio of 0.50% compared to the 1% average fee typically observed in the industry. The Premia CSI Caixin China Bedrock Economy ETF ...

Super industry makes largest fee cuts since MySuper reforms

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
This year, the superannuation industry saw the largest fall in its total expense ratio (TER) since the introduction of the MySuper reforms - however, this varies significantly across product types and market segments. According to Rainmaker research ...

Couples can benefit more than singles in SMSFs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2017
... cost savings to be made. Rainmaker estimates that for a single member with a balance of $500,000 the average total expense ratio (TER) is 0.82%, while for an individual in a two member fund with a balance of $500,000 the average TER is 0.58%. The cost ...

Super insurance premiums rise again

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... annual cost would be about $5.50 per week, Rainmaker analysis shows. On a $100,000 balance this represents a total expense ratio cost equivalent of 0.29%, up from 0.26% in the previous year. Price increases for Death and TPD cover have not been consistent ...

Super fees almost halved in five years

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015
... bottom lines, according to the latest comprehensive survey of the sector by Rainmaker. The average super fund total expense ratio (TER) has fallen from around 1.9% in the 2008/2009 financial year to just 1.16% today. Rainmaker estimates that at this ...

Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
... in funds under management over the past five years. On the flipside, Rainmaker says the average super fund total expense ratio (TER) has dropped 40%. And there is more room to move on superannuation fund investment fees. Frontier Advisors director of ...

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... on custodians. Rainmaker recently completed its 2015 Rainmaker super fund fee survey and found the average Total Expense Ratio (TER) across Australia's superannuation system has continued to contract to now be just 1.16%. System-wide fee revenue is now ...

Forget LICs, the key to retail is in active ETFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... Prugue said. This means that "if you add a 3% or 4% discount on top of the management fee, you are getting a total expense ratio higher than if you had gone into a traditional managed fund." The most extreme example is the AMP Capital China Growth Fund ...

Australian Ethical reduces super fee

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
... sharing the benefits of that growth with our members." The reduction translates into a 15% reduction in the Total Expense Ratio for the Australian Ethical MySuper product, according to Rainmaker. But with a revised TER of 1.54% it will still be among ...