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Future Fund not buying the oil dip

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... hard for us to see the way that we have a particular view, as a long term investor, to get that exposure." Among superannuation funds, Qantas Super held the biggest direct commodities exposure at $448 million last year, according to APRA data. In total ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... market in stocks is part and parcel of what we all live with," Delaney said. "And for people who've got money in superannuation, they'll have it through five or six bear markets over their lifespan. So to go into panic mode every time one of ...

More super funds will merge: QMV

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
COVID-19 will be the shove that forces some superannuation funds to merge, while others thought safe prior to the pandemic will also be left pondering consolidation. According to QMV practice lead Anthony Forbes, there are certain funds that are going ...

Investment approaches in change phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
The COVID-19 crisis may be the push superannuation funds needed as investment processes make the switch from strategic asset allocation (SAA) to a total portfolio approach (TPA). At the end of 2019, before the effects of the pandemic reached Australian ...

Adviser fears over ASIC relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... COVID-19 crisis, namely the early release of super. As part of this, ASIC issued a temporary no-action position for superannuation trustees to expand the scope of personal advice that can be provided under intra-fund advice. The other key measure sees ...

Advice chief leaves industry fund giant

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
The financial advice chief of a major industry superannuation fund has departed, as the fund's leadership shuffles. UniSuper chief of financial advice John (Jack) McCartney left the $86 billion industry fund late last month, after more than six ...

Northern Trust touts new ESG tool to instos

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
The fast-growing custodian is pitching a new ESG analytics tools to local superannuation funds and asset managers to track, compare and benchmark their ESG score. Northern Trust, which is best known in Australia as custodian to a number of public sector ...

Former Spectrum Wealth, NAB advisers banned

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... Myers gave her clients financial product advice recommending they establish SMSFs and roll over their existing superannuation into SMSFs. "In doing so, she did not act in her clients' best interests or provide advice that was appropriate to their circumstances," ...

Best MySuper products revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Rainmaker's latest MySuper benchmarking report has seen industry funds on top for market share and performance as at December end. For MySuper products with a single investment strategy (as opposed to lifecycle products) AustralianSuper was on top. ...

Top adviser queries revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Colonial First State's superannuation team has revealed the burning questions financial advisers are asking at the moment, with the team frequently fielding queries on early access to super and new social security measures. The queries included ...