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Senator criticises lazy super system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... "The problem with best-in-show is that it's a little bit complicated to explain. It was one solution to changing the default mechanism, but I think that there are other ways and other things we should consider when we look at changing default too," ...

MySuper goes back-to-back in the black

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... return. "These results mean that despite the impact of the CFC on the real economy, its impact on returns of diversified default super funds is relatively subdued," Rainmaker said. "The MySuper index has fallen back only to where it was 12 months ago." ...

Details of Mayfair's default revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2020
... revealed a timeline of trouble for embattled Mayfair. Vasco says Mayfair 101 Holdings owes $76,965,000 excluding interest and default interest. Mayfair 101 managing director James Mawhinney asked the trustee of the IPO Wealth Fund to tap into capital ...

Super escapes COVID-19 hit

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... sent into meltdown in response to the pandemic. This however compares to an 11% fall in the SelectingSuper MySuper and Default performance index over the same period. Barely inches from touching the $3 trillion mark in December, the super system is now ...

The future is fast arriving: BlackRock

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2020
... years, it said. Return expectations have also been severely shifted during the coronavirus crisis, with corporate earnings, default rates and medium-term inflation expectations all pointing to a more bearish outlook. "The global equity market sell-off ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... did not know how their retirement savings were invested within their super, leaving their nest eggs within a fund's default option. Russell Investments also found that only one in five of those surveyed pointed to asset allocation as a key determinant ...

Sentiment weakens as macro threats loom

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
With investors caught in a nasty tug of war between the dire economic reality and the hope of a virus cure, industry leaders have warned of the potential for further downside. And with macro threats looming, markets, already fragile from a period of ...

Fund pulls mandate, alters pandemic definition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... COVID-19. The changes mean from 11 March 2020 QSuper's pandemic illness exclusion will no longer apply to members with default cover as a result of working with the Queensland Government or a default employer who have applied within the first 120 days ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... winners in the post COVID-19 world will be the funds which are clear about the member cohorts they serve, that capture the default contribution flows and solve for retirement," Elkins said.

Opportunities exist in high yield: Eaton Vance

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
Wealth manager Eaton Vance believes there to be investment opportunity in the current volatile environment for global high yield investors, with relatively attractive returns expected for the coming 12 months. Following the strong rally in asset markets ...