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Industry fund cuts fees

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
A $100 billion industry superannuation fund is the latest to make an end-of-year adjustment to its fees. First State Super has made an 11 basis point cut to the investment fee in its balanced growth lifecycle MySuper strategy for employer sponsored ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
Industry superannuation funds have laid down the gauntlet to their counterparts, taking the top 10 positions in Rainmaker's most recent league tables for risk-adjusted MySuper returns. The latest edition of Rainmaker's RMetrics MySuper report has seen ...

Pendal cuts fee on multi-asset fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... products. In February this year, Pendal became the sole owner of ESG research house Regnan, acquiring Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's 50% stake in Regnan.

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
New research from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has revealed Australian superannuation funds that engage in responsible investing are outperforming their peers. The report looked at one, three and five-year time frames and ...

ASIC takes action against former AMP adviser

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... for their ethnic and cultural backgrounds. The corporate regulator alleges investors were pushed to roll their superannuation savings into new self-managed super funds, before investing in the scheme through a loan. ASIC's allegations claim Mohammed ...

Industry fund overhauls MySuper options

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
A $2 billion superannuation fund is making a number of changes to its MySuper investment options. It is also substantially dropping investment fees and costs while increasing those charged for admin from March 2020. GuildSuper has informed members it ...

Why joint effort is required in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... and John Maroney from the SMSF Association. Representatives from the Financial Services Council, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, the Australian Financial Complaints Authority, the Tax Practitioners Board and ASIC were also in attendance. ...

Super funds to crack 13% by year end, retail leading

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Superannuation funds are on their way to deliver 13% for the calendar year, and so far retail funds are outstripping industry funds' MySuper returns by 1.8%. The MySuper Index from SelectingSuper returned 10.9% for the 12 months to October end ...

Mercer hires from industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
... the years, and while it has always been a top priority, with the changing regulatory environment particularly for superannuation funds, it is more important than ever," Mercer Pacific's chief executive Ben Walsh said. "Sound governance, a proactive ...

Fee changes at industry super fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Fees for members of a $1.6 billion industry superannuation fund will change from 2020. Effective January 1, REI Super will change fees across a number of its options, according to a notice to members. Some options will see a fee cut, while fees on others ...