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AMP shamed by CHOICE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
CHOICE has awarded AMP a Shonky for its "grossly underperforming" superannuation division, highlighting the AMP Retirement Trust and Super Savings Trust products. The consumer advocacy group said 55.5% of AMP's superannuation customer base comes from ...

BlackRock Australia rejigs multi-asset range

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
Two popular multi-asset funds from BlackRock Australia are getting an ESG makeover, effective end of this month. BlackRock kicked off its "Scientific Diversified" range over 20 years ago, and currently offers them in stable and growth versions. They ...

Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper, AMP Super, IOOF, QSuper and Hostplus are just some of the funds that will front the committee for a two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other ...

Chief economist update: Negative bang for RBA, government's buck

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
"Pessimism becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; it reproduces itself by crippling our willingness to act." - Howard Zinn Taken after the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) third interest rate reduction this year which brought the official cash rate ...

Industry fund implements fee changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
A $16 billion industry superannuation fund has made a raft of changes to the fees paid by its members. Effective this month, Equipsuper has removed its weekly $1 administration fee for accumulation members with a balance of less than $3000. At the same ...

FASEA exam dates revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority provided an update on the exam all financial advisers must sit. The Authority confirmed the December round of exams will be held from December 5-9 in 19 centres across Australia including regional ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... Howard was at 91. Smaller superannuation funds also made the cut, including the $9.3 billion NGS Super chief investment officer Ben Squires (rank 62) and Vision Super's Michael Wyrsch (rank 96).

State Super to sponsor retirement income research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Celebrating its 100-year anniversary, the $44 billion superannuation fund will award scholarships for research into improving future retirement incomes. At an event at the New South Wales State Library in Sydney last night, State Super announced the ...

Recreo, Mine Super enter the cloud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Recreo has launched its long-awaited cloud-based superannuation and investment administration platform, developed in partnership with Mine Super. Recreo and Mine Super said the cloud-based platform, named OneTrust, can manage a range of schemes, including ...

Chief economist update: Synchronised forecasts for a synchronised slowdown

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
"Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water..." - Jaws The history of the US-China trade negotiations has followed a pattern ever since it began in 2018 - rhetoric from both sides building hopes for a deal only to be followed by escalating ...