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Gig economy intriguing millennials: Deloitte

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... economy. The research follows concerns raised by AIST chief Eva Scheerlinck earlier this year that Australia's superannuation system was struggling to keep pace with the changing nature of work. Research released this year by VisionSuper and the John ...

Industry fund drops admin fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The members of a $20 billion industry superannuation fund will benefit from a reduction in administration fees following a review. VicSuper has lowered administration fees across its FutureSaver and Flexible Income accounts. Fees for the former have ...

Better than bonds: A new approach to lifecycle investment

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Superannuation funds could top up lifecycle members' end savings by about 30%, if they make a "mid-step" switch to defensive equities instead of gradually increasing allocations to bonds, according to new analysis from Parametric. Parametric's latest ...

Industry fund awards emerging markets mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
... billion in assets under management and advice recently won an emerging markets equities mandate from an industry superannuation fund. ClariVest Asset Management will manage the $75 million mandate from the Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement ...

Two-tier super system emerging: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
The 2018 installment of KPMG's Super Insights report highlights the emergence of a two-tiered superannuation system. According to KPMG's analysis, the superannuation system in Australia is splitting into two tiers, as small funds experience initial ...

Trustee services provider appoints new chair

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
A trustee business linked to several of Australia's newest superannuation funds has appointed a new non-executive chair. Sargon Capital, which operates in Australia via Trustee Partners, appointed Robert Rankin as its new chair, joining new non-executive ...

Link Group names Fund Solutions chief

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2018
... our Australian client base," Gardiner said. Link also provided a market update as to the potential effects of the superannuation legislative changes outlined in the 2018 Budget, saying that if the sweep date were 30 April 2018, the estimated revenue ...

Spaceship beefs up senior management

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... to Spaceship and trustee Tidswell Financial Services' April 10 ASIC bans on the fund's promotional material, the superannuation fund said. "The expansion of the board, along with two senior executives will substantially strengthen Spaceship's experience ...

Vertical integration needs overhaul: Poll

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... voting readers were unsure which side of the fence they sat on. This week we ask: "Must grandfathered commissions on superannuation and investment advice be phased out?"

Budget measures to drive up super costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
The removal of exit fees and caps on passive fees charged by superannuation funds announced in this year's Budget may have unintended consequences. As per Treasurer Scott Morrison's speech, the Government will introduce a 3% annual cap on passive fees ...