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Merger leads to fee cuts at Equip Super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
... cut administration fees and drop buy-sell spreads on investment transactions. The merger with the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund, Equip continued, has provided sufficient scale to cut the fund's weekly administration fee for accumulation accounts ...

To opt in or out of life insurance: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
There are mixed feelings about whether young superannuation fund members should opt in to life insurance, the latest Financial Standard poll reveals. Twenty-nine per cent of respondents disagree that young super fund members should have the choice to ...

AMP Capital takes stake in Sydney development

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
AMP Capital, along with a $60 billion superannuation fund, has made a significant investment in a Sydney property development being overseen by a $300 billion US asset manager. AMP Capital's Wholesale Office Fund (AWOF) agreed to purchase a 25% interest ...

Industry body questions AFCA funding model

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... accountability of each sector. In its submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees will argue that the funding model for the authority, which is due to hear complaints from organisations ...

NZ Super Fund posts record returns

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... its best years yet posting an annual return of more than 20%. For the 12 months to 30 June 2017, the New Zealand Superannuation Fund turned in a 20.71% (after expenses, before tax) return. This follows a return of 1.89% the previous financial year. The ...

IOOF subsidiary partners with venerable global non-profit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2017
... has about $32 billion in funds under supervision and provides estate and trustee services for private clients, superannuation funds and corporate trusts.

LUCRF Super appoints new asset consultant

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... Super is changing its asset consultant, ending a 12-year association with the current provider. The $5.6 billion superannuation fund has appointed Frontier Advisors, replacing Willis Towers Watson which has worked with LUCRF Super since 2005. The move ...

Fees dominate super choice, RG97 falling short: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Consumers prioritise fees and net returns when selecting a superannuation fund, an Industry Super Australia survey reveals. The poll, conducted in conjunction with UMR Research and based on 1000 respondents, found fees to be an "extremely important" ...

Advisers can scale via workplace super clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
Financial advisers should not dismiss workplace superannuation as a new and potential revenue stream, a new IOOF white paper shows. Being a designated financial adviser through an employer's super plan opens the door to attract more clients and strengthen ...

FSC takes aim at complacency in super

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
The Financial Services Council has partnered with a superannuation consultancy to take aim at what it perceives as a complacent super industry. In a report developed alongside Trustee Tailored Super (TTS), the FSC makes an argument that while the world ...