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Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
As the government unveils a raft of updates to the superannuation performance test, due to take effect in August, some trustees are worried that it subjects Choice products to a rigid criterion. As previously flagged, all products will be subject to ...

FAAA sounds alarm on no-consultation super reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has criticised Treasury for neglecting to consult on draft Superannuation Performance Test reforms. FAAA chief executive Sarah Abood voiced concerns regarding the proposal and process of the Performance Test. ...

Super performance test consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones has opened consultations that aim to make the superannuation performance test more accurate by updating the benchmarks and extending the testing period. These are among the proposed changes to the Your Future, Your ...

Industry fund tops personal super tables

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... option, as at 30 November 2022. Hostplus Personal - Balanced option ranked first in Rainmaker's last superannuation performance tables (6.3% p.a. returns) in the three years to November 2022. As previously reported by Financial Standard, Hostplus ...

Best performing MySuper investment option named

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2023
... options as at 30 November 2022. Hostplus' Balanced option ranked first in Rainmaker's latest superannuation performance tables with a 6.3% annualised return over a three-year period. Telstra Super's MySuper Growth option was second at 6.1% ...

APRA releases annual corporate plan

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2022
... and rising interest rates, and the impact of new technologies, APRA said. It highlighted improving superannuation performance by continuing to rectify sub-standard practices through robust supervision, strengthening prudential standards and reinforcing ...

Total super assets grow to $3.4tn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022
APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics show the industry's total assets increased almost 10% over the past year. Super assets totalled $3.4 trillion at the end of March 2022, a 9.7% increase from the year prior. The total assets ...

Six Park, Rollit Wealth announce partnership

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2020
... provides subscription services to individuals, as well as a solution for corporates. It features a superannuation performance tracker, as well as property valuation and market data. It also boasts banking, credit and spending analysis, a salary and work ...

New MySuper outcomes tool set for release

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... after Graeme Samuel's capability review of prudential regulator APRA called for the creation of superannuation performance tool by the end of 2019 which focused on member outcomes. Late last year, APRA released its long-awaited heat map for MySuper ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... But according to Dunnin, the figures don't quite stack up. Pointing to the APRA June 2019 Quarterly Superannuation Performance Statistics, Dunnin said the regulator reports retail funds to have total investment and administration expenses of 0.76%, compared ...