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Super startup to relaunch

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2019
... annum. The buy-sell spread for the fund will be 0.30%, but members will not be charged an investment fee. According to Rainmaker analysis, the fund will only be cheaper for members with a balance lower than around $21,000 than a comparable option such ...

Super fund awards $50m mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... merge with WA Super and Statewide Super after a spokesperson confirmed the talks with Financial Standard. According to Rainmaker data, the merger would create a $24 billion super fund serving more than 380,000 members.

Rush of advisers sign up before FASEA deadline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... quarter of 2018 saw more than 4000 financial advisers sign up to ASIC's Financial Adviser Register. According to a Rainmaker analysis of ASIC data, an extra 4037 financial advisers registered as authorised representatives to meet FASEA's 31 December ...

Superannuation mergers strike oligopoly fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... interests duties to members, they should be prepared to face serious consequences," APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell warned. Rainmaker head of super research Jason Ross says it is not clear whether current laws allow APRA or ASIC to force funds to merge. ...

Insurance expert joins $33bn super fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
... and claims advocacy. This includes group risk insurance, general insurance and group income protection. According to Rainmaker analysis using APRA data, industry funds experienced the largest net inflows in 2018. AustralianSuper ($9bn) enjoyed the largest ...

Industry funds eye SMSF market stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... members. The assessment, KPMG said, will be a key driver of merger activity in the short-to-medium term. According to Rainmaker and APRA modelling, AustralianSuper ($9bn) experienced the largest inflows in 2018, followed by Sunsuper ($6.7bn) and Hostplus ...

Industry fund strengthens board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... June 2017. Prior to this he served in the same role at Telstra Super for a decade. At the 2017 SelectingSuper Awards, Rainmaker Group managing director Christopher Page presented Merlicek with the Industry Service Award for their outstanding contribution ...

Super funds hungry for global stocks, alternatives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
... institutional mandates awarded in Australia last year went to international equities and alternatives manager, the latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report shows. Not-for-profit superannuation funds and investment managers handed out 306 mandates totaling ...

SMSFs outshine industry funds for large balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
Industry superannuation fund satisfaction outranks retail funds in all categories, but failed to beat self-managed super funds when it comes to larger balances. This is according to Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report which found ...

New SMSF admin platform launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... down on their accumulated benefits." Armidale-based Locke also created Practical Systems Super's software Cashbook. Rainmaker analysis of APRA data shows total net flows between APRA-regulated super funds and self-managed super funds has steadily ...