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Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate super funds have been slow off the mark in developing their technological capabilities in engaging with members, according to a study by Towers Watson. The survey found that small to medium sized funds have been particularly sluggish ...

Fund returns dip to 15pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
The SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index dipped during September, but at 15.1% for the year ended 30 September 2013 they are still at near three year highs. Rainmaker, the researcher that conducts surveys of fund performance ...

Advice main concern in FOS investment disputes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
Financial advice keeps being the main concern for consumers who lodge investment-related claims to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The FOS 2012-13 annual review found an 11% reduction of all disputes. In total, the FOS received 32,307 disputes ...

MySuper authorisations creep up to 78

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
With three months to go until employers will be allowed to send superannuation guarantee contributions only to super funds that have been authorised to offer MySuper products, there are only 78 funds MySuper authorised. According to figures from the ...

Fund members still resisting super engagement

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2013
Despite the considerable work by super funds to engage their memberships, two just released consumer surveys have again affirmed the difficulty they face in gaining traction among members. Engaged Marketing in its analysis of super fund Net Promoter ...

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
A report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

ANZ, BHP, Tidswell get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... meanwhile applies to its Smartsave MySuper Balanced product. These latest MySuper authorisations take the number of retail fund groups ready to accept default SG contributions from 1 January next year to 13 out of the 21, according to Rainmaker, that ...

Industry agrees: SMSFs are not for everyone

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Industry bodies have welcomed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) consultation paper asking for better regulation for establishing and advising self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF). "The announcement by ASIC today is consistent ...

BUSSQ members happiest in Australia

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Industry fund BUSSQ is doing a better job of keeping its members satisfied than any other Australian super fund, according to research by Investment Trends. Investment Trends 2013 Member Sentiment & Communications Report found that 83% of BUSSQ members ...

Super returns climb to 16.8 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Super funds have begun 2013-14 with more robust results that in July 2013 pushed up the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index to 16.8%, the best rolling 12 month return in three years. Explaining why the result was so high ...