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Members lack info on fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
Superannuation fees are still one of the largest information gaps for members of Australian funds, according to a recent survey. The 2012 Member Sentiment and Communications Report by Investment Trends and QSuper surveyed members on their understanding ...

Super fees are falling but only just

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... from the 2008 overall benchmark but in an era of technological advancements and efficiency dividends, for superannuation fees to be reducing so slowly shows the sector to be largely immune from normal competition forces." The report speculated that this ...

Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... funds. This is a big win for consumers as not only will it reunite people with their super, it will help drive superannuation fees lower." However DST Global Solutions said the industry still had a lot of work to do to prepare for the changes. "The main ...

MySuper gets Government tick

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
... and "increase the retirement incomes of all Australians". "Australians currently pay around $85 a month in superannuation fees, which is more than the average person's monthly mobile phone bill, and yet it's not something that most people would be aware ...

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
... financial planners have a moral obligation to ensure informed consent from consumers about such changes to superannuation fees and insurance arrangements," said David Whiteley, spokesperson for the Industry Super Network. The problem facing the industry ...

Insurance needs more disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2009
... legislation doesn't mandate super funds to separately disclose insurance fees, which are incorporated in the total superannuation fees. For example, many super funds detail insurance fees in member's statements but the insurance premium is not counted ...

Capping fees is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
Senator Nick Sherry may be very vocal about the need to slash superannuation fees from an average 1.25 per cent to below one per cent but he said legislating a fees cap is out of the question. "I'm not an advocate of fee caps. I don't think that's appropriate ...

Protect super savings: PwC survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2008
... Investors want certainty from their retirement savings." Meanwhile, the survey found investment managers expected superannuation fees to reduce by 10 to 15 basis points over the next few years. Treasury estimates the average cost of superannuation is ...

Governance before crisis

... immediate issues that have to be shut down," he said. Research by Rainmaker and ISN indicate that the compulsory superannuation fees in master trusts are rapidly approaching the $1 billion mark. It is a hefty cross for fund members to bear should something ...

Super fund fees are dropping: ASIC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2006
... Commission (ASIC) confirms that super fund fees, especially contribution fees, are dropping. The report, Monitoring Superannuation Fees and Costs October 2005 to June 2006, reviewed the PDSs of 1,270 super funds and analysed the scenario of a member ...