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FAAA sounds alarm on no-consultation super reform

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... said. Anderson also critiqued the "forcefulness" of the notifications, suggesting they were unduly pushing clients towards MySuper products and encouraging change even when current arrangements might be perfectly acceptable. He urged for a more balanced ...

Hostplus surpasses $100bn in FUM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... lifetime fund of choice for many Australians," Elia said. It is also the result of several mergers, including with Club Super, Intrust Super, and Statewide Super. It also still has a formal merger with Maritime Super on the cards. "Three successful mergers ...

Australian Retirement Trust reduces fees, ups premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
... over the last decade we have only ever applied premium increases twice across the board for the insurance cover provided in Super Savings (previously the insurance cover provided in Sunsuper for life)," it said. In a statement, ART head of product Shane ...

YFYS sanctions don't help existing members: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
On the back of yesterday's heatmaps from APRA, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said it's clear that closing funds to new members is a Choice sector business model, not a punishment. The Choice heatmaps revealed two thirds of products that are closed ...

Brighter Super forges ahead with SFT

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 APR 2023
Brighter Super has provided an update about its pending merger with Suncorp's superannuation business, which will officially occur on June 1. Suncorp Super or the SPSL Master Trust members will be transferred to Brighter Super and see their account ...

YFYS recommendations not enough: AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2023
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) says the proposed changes to the Your Future, Your Super regime don't go far enough. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said that while some measures align with AIST's views, others fall short. ...

Consumer interests prioritised in YFYS review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
Industry groups have welcomed the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) review's focus on consumer interests by targeting poor performing super funds. Responding to yesterday's release, Financial Services Council (FSC) commended the government for ...

Jones releases Your Future, Your Super review outcomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
The federal government has released the outcomes of its review into the Your Future, Your Super laws, flagging among many findings, that it will "fine-tune" the performance test and extend the performance period to 10 years. Starting with the highly ...

Industry fund tops performance tables

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... high growth option with 6.7% p.a. According to Rainmaker Information, Active Super stole the crown from Maritime Super MySuper, which topped the list in January's performance tables. This time it sits in fifth place on 6.7%, followed closely by its ...

Women-led super funds outperform over medium, long run

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2023
... modelling of the 0.3 percentage point outperformance for a member from age 25 through to 67 sees $43,000 added to their super balance, or about 7% more. If the base average return is 6%, the result almost doubles to $76,000. Diving into the equities ...