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Smartphone apps could increase super engagement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013
... engaged". Generally, member satisfaction has risen, with corporate funds leading the way with 62.1% member satisfaction. Retail funds, however, scored lowest on member satisfaction. CoreData said that better targeted communication is key in improving ...

Govt could handcuff SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
... professional advice and wealth management market. "Products like AMP's SuperIQ go some way towards addressing their [retail funds'] lack of exposure to the SMSF market by providing a simple all-in-one solution for administration and investment management ...

Super fund returns fall to 10.8%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 MAY 2013
... posting a 3.1% return - slightly exceeding inflation. Not-for-profit funds achieved 12 month returns of 11.1% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts) achieved 10.1%. The segment gap is thus 1.0 percentage points, about half it's long term average ...

Super funds at a 34-month high

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... reported that according to the SelectingSuper survey not-for-profit funds achieved 12 month returns of 12.8% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts) achieved 12.4%. The 0.4 percentage point segment gap is less than a quarter its normal level though ...

Only 13 MySuper products so far authorised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... suggested it will relax the rules around nomination of funds being appointed as default funds in industrial awards. Retail funds being slow to engage on MySuper may also reflect their more intense focus on launching 'FOFA ready' low cost streamlined ...

SMSFs on track to reach $500bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... growing among strategists that the increase in SMSFs is structural not cycical. "We've seen a number of industry and retail funds begin to offer direct Australian equity and term deposit options in order to counter the trend to SMSFs. And there are more ...

Super operating costs rise to $150 per member

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2013
... types of service to their members. Operating costs in industry funds increased by more than 9% to $103 per annum, and retail funds by more than 8% to $268 per annum. By contrast corporate fund costs held fairly level. "It is dangerous to stereotype ...

Funds delivering 12.5% for past 12 months

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
... and are 2.3% albeit that is only on par with inflation. Not-for-profit funds achieved 12 month returns of 12.7% and retail funds (ie corporate master trusts) achieved 12 month returns of 12.4%. The segment gap is thus 0.3 percentage points, less than ...

Super assets up 15% to $1.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... the sector is going through a major restructuring. Illustrating these, while contributions into not-for-profit and retail funds climbed 10% during the 2012 calender year, employer contributions into these funds climbed 13% but voluntary member contributions ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
... disappointing 0.9%, however, below the rate of inflation. Not-for-profit funds achieved 12-month returns of 12.4% and retail funds achieved 12-month returns of 11.8%. The gap between the two segments has fallen to 0.6 percentage points, less than half ...