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MySuper products show resilience

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
... month of positive returns for MySuper products since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, recovering 70% of losses, new Rainmaker analysis shows. Last month generated a positive performance of about 1.7% for superannuation fund members invested in the default ...

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
... Australia's super funds rose almost 20% in 2019, with 16 now sitting within the top 300 pension funds worldwide, new analysis shows. In stark contrast to this year, Aussie super funds enjoyed an extremely positive 2019, according to Willis Towers Watson's ...

It's not a bird or a plane; it's a new trading platform

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... $5 flat brokerage fee, advanced orders (allowing investors to choose between market or limit orders), real-time market analysis, as well as portfolio and share tracking data. The free account, in comparison, limits investors' ability to trade within ...

Morningstar sticks to AMP Capital ratings

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... changing leadership," a Morningstar spokesperson said. "Our analysts are focused on providing in-depth, accurate, and useful analysis that will help investors select strategies that will outperform and avoid those that will underperform, and we regularly ...

Fees fall after super mergers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
... Members whose super funds have merged in the last three years have seen their fees decrease by 20%, according to new analysis. Rainmaker looked at 13 mergers involving 22 super funds; 11 traditional mergers, the integration of Virgin Super and Mercer ...

Lack of transparency in ESG funds criticised

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2020
... expect an ESG strategy to align with sustainability and invest in environmentally friendly companies. However, Lonsec analysis found this perception doesn't necessarily align with reality. Data from Lonsec shows that 19% of Australian equity managers ...

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... the ERS scheme, has disproportionally impacted women, widened the retirement gender gap and required specific gender analysis and recovery plans. "Without preservation, compulsion and universality, the superannuation system will return to be a predominantly ...

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... super, ISA argued, with the 30 year old and the couple $41,000 and $80,000 worse off in retirement, respectively. ISA analysis shows more than 600,000 people accessing their super early have completed drained their accounts, with the vast majority of ...

Market rebound leaves behind active managers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... soaring back to pre-COVID-19 highs, active fund managers continue to struggle with performance and profitability, Deloitte analysis shows. Median revenue for asset managers that invest in publicly traded shares and bonds fell 6.4% in the three months ...

Financial Standard launches FS Sustainability

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... The Sustainability Report has been relaunched as FS Sustainability today. FS Sustainability will aim to provide expert analysis and in-depth news on a variety of ESG issues and how ESG factors are integrated into investment decisions. The rebrand to ...