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Poor equities performance sees MySuper suffer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... return seen was 0.8%. Finally, the top five retirement products were NGS Income Stream, First Super Allocated Pensions, Equip Pensions, Club Plus Pension and Statewide Super Pension. The overall median return for retirement products in the timeframe ...

Equip wins $190m superannuation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
... Qantas' food business includes Q Catering and Snap Fresh. Q Catering has centres in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth. Equip chief executive Nicholas Vamvakas said winning the trust and confidence of dnata and its employees shortly after completing ...

Member outreach boosts post-merger integration

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019
Equip Super's efforts to integrate its new members after a merger have paid off, rewarding the $15.2 billion super fund with a significant boost in member confidence. Equip recorded a 10% lift in confidence from Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund ...

Superannuation fund comparison tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... leaving in December 2017 to kick start Roll-it. MacLeod said he aims to empower others and reclaim control of their super, and equip them with the tools they need to properly understand and maximise it. He added that Roll-it Super does not recommend ...

Chief economist update: The angel in the capex details

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
Australian actual total capital expenditure was down 0.5% in the third quarter following a 0.9% decline in the second and lower than market expectations for a 1% pick up. That's the headline splattered on our screens when the Australian Bureau of ...

Chief economist update: Cheaper oil greases wheels of growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
The bull market in crude oil is no more. Just a month ago and a bit, rumour on the street was that crude oil prices would soar to around US$100 a barrel and beyond. No one could be faulted for believing this. Not after Saudi Arabia and Russia's ...

Super funds react to market sell off

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
AustralianSuper and Equip Super are among the superannuation funds reassuring members as the S&P/ASX 200 slid close to its lowest in a year last Thursday. On October 25, The S&P/ASX 200 closed more than 6% lower than at the start of the year, on the ...

Tobacco-free portfolios divide investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018
As more superannuation funds and investment managers divest tobacco from portfolios and encourage others to follow suit, a Financial Standard poll shows the initiative has a mixed effect on investors. The survey, which asked what best described the ...

FPA appoints new chair, director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
The Financial Planning Association has chosen a board member to chair its board. Marisa Broome will move into the role when current chair Neil Kendall's term concludes in November. She has worked in the financial services industry for over three decades ...

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
Commonwealth Bank has responded to widespread criticism of its longstanding Dollarmites program. Executive general manager of the bank's retail arm, Mark Jones said CBA is proud of its school banking program, which has been running now for 87 years. ...