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Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... slowdown in capital market returns, over the year growth assets nevertheless underpinned the solid performance of MySuper options. International equities and A-REITs earned +25% and +20% respectively. It's worth noting too that over the same period the ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Returns from super fund default MySuper options dipped to 12.2% for the 12 months to end April but funds are still on track for another solid financial year, according to SelectingSuper's latest performance survey. The SelectingSuper survey of Workplace ...

AIST attacks big-bank default grandfathering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014
... grandfathering rules allow funds to keep their default members in products that charge higher fees than their MySuper options. He said these rules have "effectively locked-up billions of dollars of super savings until 2017." "AIST estimates that there ...

Industry funds must learn from banks: Equip

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... industry funds are the less expensive option no longer stands, as retail funds have developed their own low-cost MySuper options. Brooks said all these factors mean the industry fund sector is "under siege" from the retail sector. "There's never been ...

Super returns up slightly to 12.8pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... part the 'MySuper survivorship bias affect' as underperforming retail default options have been replaced by new MySuper options that as yet have no performance history. Not-for-profit super funds achieved 12 month returns of 13.1% and retail funds (ie ...

Actuaries call for overhaul of retirement phase rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... government increase the Age Pension eligibility age in line with changing life expectancy, and changing the design of MySuper options to better prepare for long retirements. On the latter matter, it added: "In particular, we propose that if a person ...

Lifecycle the future of pensions globally: Mercer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... industry superannuation, despite the latter so far favouring the static strategic asset allocation (SAA) for their MySuper options, according to Mercer senior partner Graeme Mather. Researched released yesterday by Mercer showed that while more than ...

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...

MySuper lifecycle options not for everyone: AusSuper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... according to AustralianSuper investment manager Alistair Barker. Over the last year as funds have launched their MySuper options, many have opted for a 'lifecycle' option which varies the investment strategy depending on the member's age. As the member ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... "Few employers will have the time or expertise to select a default fund for their employees from the expected 100 MySuper options. There is no lack of choice in the existing settings. Employers and employees can agree to select an alternative MySuper ...