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SMSF establishments soar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... 31% of SMSFs invest in managed funds while around 28% invest in ETFs. Further to this, ETFs are most popular in SMSF trustees aged 25 years old and under.

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... as needing improvement include attention to governance arrangements concerning IDR processes. The survey found 29% of trustees had not briefed their boards on their obligations under RG 271 (which relates to the IDR). "This raises concerns about whether ...

Family law super reform passes

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... their super more easily and fairly," ASFA chief executive Martin Fahy said. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Women in Super, HESTA and Women's Legal Service Victoria said the reform is an important win for victims of domestic violence. ...

Occupational exclusions under scrutiny

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... changes occupation, Hume said. The review will focus on life and total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance which trustees are required to provide to their MySuper members. Hume said default insurance offered through MySuper products should come ...

ASIC to watch member shunting to untested super products

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... there is going to be a fat chunk that potentially will remain always untested," Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) general manager advocacy Melissa Birks told ASIC and APRA at AIST's annual investment conference yesterday. "...Are ...

YFYS spurs half to change asset mix

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... investment profile as a result of the new Your Future, Your Super performance test, an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees survey shows. The poll, conducted at AIST's annual ASI Conference, surveyed investment professionals from super ...

Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
AustralianSuper chief investment officer Mark Delaney told the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference while Your Future, Your Super is imperfect, poor performing super funds need to be weeded out. AustralianSuper ...

New investment model for affordable housing proposed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... federal government for investments in affordable housing under a new scheme, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference has heard. Appearing at the conference, Housing Action Network consultant Carrie Hamilton, Community ...

How YFYS test will change currency investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
A panel at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference has discussed how the Your Future, Your Super test and ESG will change funds' approaches to currency. QIC head of currency Stuart Simmons said super funds could ...

ETF use grows in SMSFs

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... 31% of SMSFs invest in managed funds while around 28% invest in ETFs. Further to this, ETFs are most popular in SMSF trustees aged 25 years old and under. The report also found that SMSFs accounted for only 1% (or 22,000 SMSFs) of early withdrawal applications ...