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Time to weed out dud funds: Delaney

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... way YFYS is testing funds though, because the performance test takes into account what strategy is in place - but not whether that strategy is the right strategy. For example, Delaney suggested some members might be in a fund with an investment approach ...

Why are YFYS test scores a secret?

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... knew by how much their funds passed or failed. "I think the most important thing from APRA's test for consumers is whether their fund failed or not," O'Halloran told Financial Standard. "I think it'd be pretty safe to say that they've ...

Should super funds consider crypto assets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... members. She warned those that shun crypto assets of the "very real risks" they face. "It's akin to asking in 1995 whether the internet should be adopted. It is something that seems very obvious in hindsight," she said. However, White concedes that ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... choices, especially when they receive a letter from their superannuation fund saying it failed a recent performance test. Whether or not members of failing funds will start switching when they read the letters is a key question for at least 13 funds. ...

YFYS test results not a fair representation: Frontier

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... aims, Frontier said. "At a simple level, the test assesses how well a fund has implemented its investment strategy and not whether it is a good strategy for its members. While we accept many members will appreciate a simple pass and fail view, unfortunately ...

Experts torn on inflation outlook

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... This could feed the inflation story, allowing consumers to maintain spending power as prices rise. And she questioned whether there was really political will to control inflation adequately. "If I am right, very slowly central banks will have to concede ...

Greater scrutiny of choice products needed: Scheerlinck

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... one third of super savings are currently excluded from scrutiny and disclosure and these members have no way of knowing whether their fund would have failed the test." Choice products are also escaping any real scrutiny when it comes to the regulator's ...

Market momentum to continue: ASI Conference

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... the COVID-19 vaccine and maintaining high vaccination rates. "It's going to be pretty rough in the current period whether there is going to be a recession or not, but the big hit will be in the current quarter. We are at risk of short-term corrections ...

Maritime Super criticises unfair YFYS test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
... performance test was implemented." "From my point of view, there should be some awareness that this has already been done... Whether we fail or not, we've already taken corrective action. I would think we are certainly at risk of failing next year ...

NAB fined $18.5m over misleading fee disclosure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... amount they'd paid and the services received. It was also determined NAB did not have the systems in place to identify whether services were provided in accordance with client service agreements; fee disclosure statements were compliant; and it was ...