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How super investment option fees vary

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016
... shows the fees for selected options were significantly higher than the fees for the default investment options with in workplace funds. The average investment management fee for workplace super is currently at 0.62%. However, once you step out of the ...

LGS appoints new board director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2016
... replacing Martin O'Connell who resigned after 17 years of service. Brock, with over 20 years' experience in business and workplace relations, is presently a director at the Local Government Engineers' Association (LGEA), charged with ensuring the distribution ...

MySuper insurance widely misunderstood

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2016
... of insurance within MySuper could lead to big problems down the track, according to a panel discussion at the recent Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA) annual conference. During a panel session entitled 'Group Insurance in MySuper - Are there ...

Millennials face gender inequality shock

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2016
... continues to grow, but a stagnancy at the executive level is disenfranchising millennials as they get to grips with a workplace stuck in its gendered past. Oliver Wyman's 2016 Women in financial services report revealed that while female representation ...

VicSuper hires distribution executive manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... role Parisotto will be responsible for driving growth and retention through delivering quality financial planning and workplace education services to members, boosting new employer growth and working with the broader business to develop new alliance ...

BUSSQ sees C-suite expansion

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016
... performance tables. According to the July Rainmaker Benchmarking report, BUSSQ placed on top for performance across the Workplace (MySuper default option), Personal (balanced), and Retirement (balanced) fund options over the 12 months to end April 2016. ...

Super funds return three per cent

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
... Superannuation funds have returned an average of 2.9% for the 12 months to 30 June as measured by the SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index, propped up by property and fixed income. The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper ...

PROFILE: Metlife chief executive Deanne Stewart

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2016
... that is often demanding and stressful, Stewart argues that work life balance is essential not only for a productive workplace but to be healthy. "I'm at big believer that it's important that you find time with yourself as well. So I spend a lot of time ...

Super funds on track to post positive return this year

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
The average default option for workplace super has returned an estimated 2.5% in the 2015/16 financial year, according to the analysis by Rainmaker. The headline performance number for the SelectingSuper Default Option Index includes a forecast drop ...

Time to review MySuper effectiveness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... millions of members are expected to be transferred in the second half of 2016. As the MySuper transition completes, Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA) chief executive Douglas Latto believes consideration must be given to what advantage the ...