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Jupiter AM awards distribution mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
... priority. "We see significant growth potential in the Australian market, particularly in the country's superannuation fund space. We selected IDP as our partners in this region because of their expertise in the Australian institutional market, and ...

Shifting retirement intentions require super rule change: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
An increasing number of Australians are planning to remain in the workforce for longer, with the association calling for super rules to be changed in response. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) surveyed 1500 Australians across ...

NZ Superannuation Fund names joint CIOs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has split the role of chief investment officer, promoting two of its investment professionals to their new posts. Brad Dunstan and Will Goodwin will become joint chief investment officers effective December ...

ESSSuper shifts members to new default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2024
ESSSuper is moving members in its default investment option to the newly launched Balanced Growth Managed option. Members currently in the Balanced option will move to the Balanced Growth Managed option for Accumulation Plan and beneficiary accounts ...

Australia's retirement system slides down rankings

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Australia no longer has the top ranking retirement system in Asia Pacific and has also slid down the ranks globally, with experts saying it's the result of a lack of focus. According to the 16 th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index ...

Super fund fees exploit Australians' low financial literacy

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
... research commissioned by Vanguard, conducted by CT Group, found 61% of Australians are unaware that their superannuation fund is charging them multiple fees, with one third having never reviewed or compared fees across funds. Most super funds apply multiple ...

Liberal MPs slammed for 'dangerous' super policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 OCT 2024
Superannuation industry groups are pushing back against a campaign led by NSW Liberal Senator Maria Kovacic seeking to allow single and divorced woman to access their superannuation early to purchase a property. Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Global Capital Property to be wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2024
... firm's authorised representatives contacted prospective clients and urged them to establish a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF), rollover their existing super into the SMSF, and then invest it in highly speculative schemes tied to Hewish. Hewish's ...

Australia's best-performing super fund says no to crypto

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
... cryptocurrencies have plunged over 60% in a matter of weeks. "That's one of the things that, in the context of a superannuation fund, it's probably one of the more volatile types of investments we look at," he said. He pointed out that in the last 37 ...

ANZ, OnePath settle $50m class action

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2024
ANZ and OnePath superannuation customers may be entitled to get their super back after Slater and Gordon secured a $50 million class action settlement. The no-fault settlement was reached with ANZ and its former subsidiaries, OnePath Custodians (OPC) ...