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SMSF members still happiest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... Morgan Research's industry communications director. Roy Morgan found that the satisfaction gap between industry and retail funds is so pronounced that the best performing retail fund, Colonial First State, had a 48% satisfaction level which was lower ...

Investment managers pocket $6.2 billion in super fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... and with approximately 46% of members, draw 34% of the fee total, said the research, from Rainmaker Information. Retail funds, with 29% of FUM, and which also have around 46% of total members, account for 56% of the total fees. Self managed super funds ...

AustSuper adds hedge IEq option

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... fund sector, although compared to traditional retail offerings it's still limited. But managed accounts and low-cost retail funds offering direct share trading - allowing fund members to trade ETFs and gain exposure to global share markets - argue that ...

SMSF industry hits back on 'rort' claims

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2012
... young, low-balance members and possibly more accounts per member. Cole argues that all super members - whether in retail funds, industry funds or SMSFs are entitled to the same tax concessions but says that some industry funds do not pass all of these ...

APRA requirements welcomed by sector

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
... possible." APRA's proposals include fee transparency on MySuper and choice products, which the FSC - which represents retail funds - urged the regulator to include in its final requirements. Also welcoming the release of the consultation paper was the ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... disclosure in their upcoming annual reports. Reynolds also said that it was hoped Cbus's decision would encourage the retail funds to "lift their game" on remuneration disclosure. "Currently, it is still very difficult to find out the name of the people ...

Super fees are falling but only just

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... is increasingly moving towards low cost fee benchmarks set by SMSF and industry funds, a shift reinforced by even retail funds beginning to embark on a fee price war although this is more about unbundling advice costs in selected new funds than it is ...

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... been employed by the oganisation in an executive capacity in the preceding three years. ISN said that this allows retail funds to appoint 'in-house' directors to their boards and therefore fails to address one of the major governance issues for retail ...

Super FUM hits $1.4 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... 6.1% through the year to $266 billion. Behind them was the government fund sector that grew 5.5% to $222 billion. Retail funds, including superannuation platforms and legacy retail, grew only 0.6% to $372 billion. Self managed super funds (SMSF) grew ...

MySuper flipping ban passes lower house

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2012
... billion not-for-profit superannuation sector. Reynolds also said that the practice of 'flipping' was widespread among retail funds, and that the change would protect employees being unknowingly transferred out of a company-discounted super product into ...