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Chief economist update: It's Christmas time in the city

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
"Oh the weather outside is frightful..." While a "phase one" deal between the US and China appears to be close (again), it's still prudent not to write-off the possibility of a re-escalation in the tariff wars given Trump's recent targeting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mercer hires from industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
Mercer has appointed a chief risk and compliance officer who previously headed up risk for an $80 billion industry fund. Ruby Yadav steps into the role in Mercer's Melbourne office at the start of February as part of the Pacific leadership team. ...

ETF investing at record highs: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2019
The ETF industry is seeing a rapid rise in popularity amongst SMSFs and financial advisers, according to the BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report. According to the report, the number of ETF investors in Australia has grown 18% year on year, reaching ...

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 ...

ASIC bans direct life cold calling

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
The use of cold calling to sell direct life insurance will be prohibited in the New Year.. ASIC will ban unsolicited cold calling in life and consumer credit insurance sales from January 13 next year, following a period of consultation with industry ...

Concerns over rise of the mega-fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2019
Mega-funds are on the rise and as further super fund mergers are expected to continue into 2020, the question of capacity needs to be addressed, according to SG Hiscock managing director Stephen Hiscock. "In terms of the mega-funds, we have seen a lot ...