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Asset owners throwing money away in hidden fees

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2015

... squarely on cost in both its interim and final reports. Chairman David Murray and his committee said that superannuation fees are still too high and put the onus on the entire financial services industry to bring them down." Novarca won business from ...

Super trustees must be vigilant about managers: Deloitte

ALEX BURKE | THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015

... sectors, short term asset allocation decisions and manager selection. Given both the current spotlight on superannuation fees and the highly competitive investment services market, Huppert suggests that "industry consolidation is increasing the buying ...

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014

... strengthen the FSC's (and the government's) hand. This is one to watch for 2015. MySuper and fees Over 2014, superannuation fees became a hot topic, with a provocative paper by the Grattan Institute arguing that Australian funds were among the most expensive ...

FSI favours Chile-style default super auction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014

... model if fees do not come down considerably by 2020. The Financial System Inquiry final report has argued that superannuation fees have not fallen as low as they could have done, due largely to an "absence of strong consumer-driven competition." It put ...

APRA confirms MySuper non-confidentiality rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014

... will provide better transparency and comparability within the superannuation system. With so much focus on superannuation fees in particular, fund members need this data to make informed decisions." Industry Super Australia chief executive David Whiteley ...

Super fees drop as fund war rolls on

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014

Superannuation fees have been at the centre of public debate since David Murray's Financial System Inquiry (FSI) flagged that there is little fee-based competition and that "fees appear high by international standards." But the Rainmaker 2014 Super ...

GSA an affordable alternative to DLAs: APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 2 SEP 2014

... Mercer, though as yet no solution has been unveiled. Elsewhere in the submission, APRA said, while a focus on superannuation fees was appropriate, it was too early to assess how well the MySuper reforms are working. "A review to assess the effectiveness ...

MySuper is bringing fees down: Rice Warner

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014

MySuper is doing its job in bringing down superannuation fees despite recent reports to the contrary, according to Rice Warner head of superannuation market insights Nathan Bonarius. In a report published today, Bonarius said that between 30 June 2012 ...

AMP reduces North Guarantee fees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2014

... Guarantee, allowing investors to shore up investment gains at a lower price. The announcement comes after superannuation fees came under scrutiny in a report by the Grattan Institute, which found Australians were paying more on superannuation fees than ...

Super fees fall to 1.23%

STAFF WRITER | WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

... self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administrators. Rainmaker said the headline results confirm that overall superannuation fees measured as a ratio of assets under management have continued to fall, from 1.32% in 2007 to 1.23% in 2013. But while ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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