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Funds delivering 12.5% for past 12 months

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013
Super fund returns continued their recovery during January 2013 as the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbed again to now be on a 34-month high of 12.5%. This is a 12 percentage point jump in seven months. As in June last year, returns ...

CFS wins retail fund of the year award

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) has been named Retail Superannuation Fund of the Year at research house Roy Morgan's 2012 Customer Satisfaction Awards. The win follows a successful year for CFS. It was awarded Best Fund Manager and ranked number one by advisers ...

Super assets up 15% to $1.5tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2013
... Industry fund assets grew 19%, self-managed super fund (SMSF) assets grew 16%, and public sector fund assets grew 15%. Retail fund assets and corporate super fund assets were also up 11% and 8% respectively. There are now nearly 500,000 super funds operating ...

Super funds post stellar returns - AREITs on top

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2013
Super fund returns continued their astounding recovery during December as the SelectingSuper Workplace default option index climbed to a 32-month high of 12.1%, the latest Rainmaker analysis shows. The positive result has been driven by the recent strong ...

Energy Super tops extra benefits table

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
Energy Super, CareSuper and MLC MasterKey Business Super are clear standouts in a study of extra benefits offered by Personal and Workplace superannuation products, according to Rainmaker research. In its 2012 review of extra benefits and features ...

Super is back in favour

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
Contributions to all superannuation entities for the year totalled $117.5 billion - the second biggest nudge into retirement savings ever - with employers and members contributing $82.1 billion and $34.2 billion respectively, according to the latest ...

Advice tech more than back office tool: JP Morgan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
Advisors need to shed the perception of advice technology as a "back office" tool if they are to engage investors with their retirement income, according to a scaled advice software provider. J.P. Morgan's Donn Hess, speaking at a recent ASFA conference ...

Industry funds to concentrate on direct distribution

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
After enjoying a stranglehold on Awards, one of the biggest challenges facing Industry super funds now will be direct distribution, said Sunsuper boss Tony Lally. "We [industry funds] relied on Award distribution, and now, for us it is about preserving ...

Super FUM up 13%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
Super fund assets climbed 13.1% in the 12 months to the end of September on the back of the post-June share market rally that alone boosted super assets by 5.2%. The figures are contained in APRA's latest quarterly superannuation performance statistics ...

ANZ launches low-cost super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
ANZ has launched a new life-cycle super fund that aims to beat the cost of comparable industry and retail funds. ANZ Smart Choice Super automatically adjusts its exposure between growth and defensive assets depending on the member's age and, according ...