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Future Super, Verve accused of misleading members

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... However, Tanner defended Diversa's business model. "If you want a world where all Australians are members of AustralianSuper, they will have lower fees but there will be other issues for the Parliament to consider," he said. He pointed to MAP and ...

Australians Googling for advice

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2021
... advice, Google Trends reported a 5000% surge of search interest. These were: Australian Taxation Office, ethics, AustralianSuper, conflict of interest, strategy, broker, retirement, and certified public accountant. Unlicensed financial advice earned ...

Hostplus called out on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... UniSuper to change its approach to investing in fossil fuel companies and managing the risk of climate change. AustralianSuper, Aware Super, UniSuper and HESTA all recently committed to divesting thermal coal (some only in active strategies and some ...

MySuper eyes growth asset returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... that they appeared seven times in the top 10 ranking across the sectors. Prime Super had a 60% strike rate, while AustralianSuper, Tasplan, QSuper and Australian Ethical had a 50% strike rate. The stock market downturn in February and March 2020 followed ...

Bad year for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
... earnings for FY20 at about -$2.7 billion. About 36 funds posted negative net earnings of $100 million or plus. AustralianSuper had net earnings of -$76 million for the period. The highest net earnings for the period were from Super Directions Fund ($2.3 ...

AustralianSuper breached member's privacy: Regulator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
... of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on December 16 delivered a judgement on a complaint that an AustralianSuper member filed over three and a half years ago. The member, who is identified in court documents as WG, lodged a group insurance ...

Tasplan says goodbye to lifecycle MySuper

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... were embraced by retail superannuation funds. However, many industry funds stayed away from and largest ones like AustralianSuper, UniSuper and Hostplus have stayed away. At September end, there were 25 lifecycle MySuper products. Of this, 14 were from ...

MySuper performance recovers, hits record high

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
Default superannuation funds have fully recovered from COVID-induced losses, yet underperformance within the asset classes remains rife, according to new Rainmaker data. Rainmaker's November 2020 MySuper index has reached a record high, bouncing ...

Super funds back COVID-19 preventative drug

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 JAN 2021
... backing a biotech company that is developing a nasal spray that claims to prevent COVID-19 and the common cold. AustralianSuper, HESTA, Hostplus and Statewide Super have joined forces with CSL, a venture capital fund and universities to fund medical ...

Super funds boost stake in US toll roads

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 DEC 2020
AustralianSuper and UniSuper have bolstered their investments in a major road development based on the east coast of the US. Together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments), the superannuation funds will acquire a 50% stake ...