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The $500k price tag on bad super choices

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2019
Sticking to a bad super fund could leave the average Australian worker more than $500,000 poorer over their lifetime, latest research from SelectingSuper found. The research considered an average employee's salary, fees and contributions over 45 ...

Hayne targets superannuation employer connections

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... is limited to advice about particular actual or intended superannuation investments such as consolidating accounts, selecting funds or products, or asset allocations. This does not include broad advice on how the member might best provide for their retirement ...

Industry fund appoints chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2019
A $2.5 billion industry fund has appointed a new chair as the incumbent retires after 19 years on the board. AvSuper has elected Ben Firkins to chair its board of trustees, starting February 1. He replaces George Fishlock who announced his retirement ...

Productivity Commission report puts banks first: ACTU

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... funds, which would work to remove superannuation from industrial relations by nudging new workforce entrants towards selecting a superannuation fund from a list of 10 top performing funds. According to the ACTU the change would block working people from ...

Best-in-show splits industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... consumer choice. The Commission wants a Federal Government-backed expert panel to oversee the list. It sees the panel selecting from products submitted that meet a clear set of criteria that delivers the best outcomes for members over the long term - ...

CFS tops up Morgan Stanley mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... lifestage options. Morgan Stanley's Total Return Strategy is now managing $134 million for the FirstChoice Employer Super LifeStage funds, as at November end. The mandate was appointed on October 17. CFS says it made the change to manage the fixed ...

Super funds edge towards a flat 2018

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 DEC 2018
... no meaningful systematic relationship between fund returns and their growth asset weighting, the October analysis shows super funds with a more conservative approach to investments managed the downside risk better. And there were some new names at the ...

Industry fund finds new advice tech partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... budgeting, wealth creation and estate planning. The partnership with Midwinter is a part of that rebrand, with BUSSQ selecting Midwinter in mid-2017 because of its ability to easily integrate third-party solutions, particularly super fund registry platforms ...

HUB24 secures bespoke platform mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... provider is delighted to be partnering with Patersons, supporting its ongoing growth strategy. "Licensees and advisers are selecting HUB24 due to our continued commitment to innovation and connecting their clients to opportunities that create wealth. ...

SelectingSuper honours super industry leaders

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... Hostplus was previously named fund of the year in both 2015 and 2014, SelectingSuper said. HESTA and AvSuper were the other super funds to win multiple awards. HESTA collected Best Millennial Super Product and the Investment Leadership Award. AvSuper ...