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APRA flags concerns over fund sustainability

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... Representatives' Economics Committee, APRA's Margaret Cole said the regulator is concerned about some of the super funds that passed the performance test yet fail the regulator's own sustainability testing. Earlier this year, APRA released ...

Financial stability risks escalate: RBA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2022
... portfolios and several natural disasters have led to increased claims. Higher interest rates have also reduced returns for super funds, although five-yearly returns remain above 5%," the review said. "Non-bank lending for housing has continued to grow ...

Retail the next frontier for private markets: Preqin

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... arguably begun to exceed the capacity of the domestic investment market to absorb it." Consequently, the allocation that super funds have to international public market equity increased from 18.6% in December 2013 to 29.8% in December 2021 per APRA data. ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... from Frontier Advisors which concludes that asset allocation was more influential for the investment performance of super funds than size and scale. The figures prove that a small fund can trump behemoths. Watson concedes though that small funds had ...

NGS Super increases death, TPD premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022
... members' retirement savings over time. "Overall, we're confident that our new insurance costs are competitive with other super funds and typically remain lower than insurance costs available for insurance cover provided outside of superannuation." Meanwhile ...

Aware Super appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2022
... Australia's most seasoned board chairs and an experienced leader who understands that as one of Australia's largest super funds it is vitally important that we continue to deliver strong and sustainable long-term returns for our members. Sam ...

Equipsuper restructures investment team

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2022
... take advantage of these as they arise, but the current market landscape calls for patience." Howard concluded that super funds need a team of investment professionals that can provide members with the confidence that they're in safe hands, he upended ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... hands-on industry experience makes sense. Chris Taylor hails from a very different background from the chairs of other super funds. It is an unusual appointment, alright. He is miles away from the list of usual suspects. He joined the board of the Queensland-based ...

Members want super funds to adopt crypto: Survey

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
... year, speaking to Financial Standard, BTC Markets chief executive Caroline Bower said it's her view that some super funds are looking to come into the crypto space. However, the issue for these funds is the superannuation industry's size. She ...

Allianz Retire+ bolsters executive team

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2022
... chief executive Adrian Stewart. "Our vision is clear, we are committed to delivering flexible retirement solutions to super funds, platforms and advisers. These new appointments at the executive and board level will support our strategic reset in delivering ...