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New Spring FG SMSF platform opens

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2016
Spring FG is now taking pre-registrations for its new self-managed super platform, mysuper247, ahead of its full operational launch in July. The platform allows online SMSF establishment, operation and administration as well as access to an array of ...

Australian Ethical further reduces super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2016
... 2.09% in FY15 to 1.7% for FY16. Previously Australian Ethical has said it is aiming to be at the 75th percentile of its MySuper peer group by 2020.

Milliman awarded industry fund mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Milliman's Managed Risk Strategy will be applied to an industry super fund's default MySuper option from 1 July in a move described as a turning point for superannuation. The $4.8 billion Maritime Super awarded Milliman the managed risk mandate that ...

Group insurers at mercy of a handful of super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2016
... variation in insurance penetration within superannuation funds. For example, as at June 2015, on average only 76% of all MySuper members took up life insurance through their superannuation fund. In regards to income protection insurance, the take up ...

Super funds reverse poor start to 2016

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
The SelectingSuper workplace default option MySuper Index showed a positive 1.4% monthly return in April which, combined with the positive return in March, has effectively reversed the negative results for January and February. The positive month contributed ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... participants and level of competition means efficiency should be assessed in separate groups by splitting the choice and default (MySuper) segments. It also said SMSFs should be excluded from any assessment of operational efficiency. ASFA is advocating ...

Latest APRA stats show drop in super assets

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
... $590 billion, total public sector fund assets rose 1.6% to $225 billion and industry funds were up 2.2% to $447 billion. MySuper assets increased to 7.7% to $452 billion in the period. APRA said this was aided by a decrease in the accrued default amounts. ...

Competitive forces driving US pension fees down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
... corporate pension plan and use it as a point of differentiation when recruiting staff. Rainmaker research shows that within MySuper, the cheapest segment of the APRA-regulated superannuation system, members pay an average of 101 basis points for their ...

Agriculture ripe for institutional picking

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2016
... a report looking at why superannuation funds were not investing in Australian agriculture. It found less than 0.3% of MySuper assets were allocated to agriculture as of 30 June 2014. It also observed agriculture is not a focus of asset consultants; there ...

Divestment integral for better returns

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
... FirstChoice Superannuation Trust led the losses with an estimated impact on return of -2.59%, followed closely by MLC MySuper at -2.34%, AMP MySuper No. 2 at -2.12%, Mercer SmartPath at -2.11% and AustralianSuper MySuper at -2.04%. "For super funds ...