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New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... falling super fund returns after the GFC. But with returns improving and MySuper driving down fees for default superannuation options, members can now arguably get a better deal by staying with an external trustee. "Cost was a big reason for people setting ...

Super law changes "political suicide"

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Increased member engagement with superannuation is a double-edged sword, with any changes to the system now considered "political suicide," according to former AMP senior executive - research and technical Rob Thomas. Speaking at the Financial Standard ...

UK govt tempts super funds with real estate projects

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... enlisted a former Lord Mayor of London and property expert to pitch flagship real estate projects to Australian superannuation funds. Sir Michael Bear served in one of the world's oldest surviving elected roles from 2010 to 2011. Before that he was managing ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Australian superannuation funds should not be worrying about their local counterparts and be more concerned with what international pension funds are doing as competition for assets continues to grow. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
Superannuation fund members should leave their money in a highly diversified option and come back when they retire according to an industry fund chief investment officer. Addressing a member direct investment options forum at an Australian Institute ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... committed $30 million - the largest single commitment to the local impact investment market made by an Australian superannuation fund - to create a dedicated fund managed by Social Ventures Australia (SVA). The move is aimed at building a pipeline of ...

MyPension product to solve retirement income hurdle

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Superannuation industry heavyweights have collectively called for a MySuper-like product to simplify retirement income for retirees. "There are $430 billion worth of superannuation savings sitting in [MySuper] products where pretty much everything is ...

SuperFriend launches mental illness framework

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... collaboration with, SuperFriend's statement said, "more than 60 representatives of the group life insurance and superannuation industry" in addition to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal and National Mental Health Commission. It was developed in ...

Sigma wins industry fund equities mandate

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Boutique firm Sigma Funds Management has won an Australian equities mandate from a Sydney-based industry superannuation fund. The mandate goes to Sigma's Select strategy, a high conviction broad cap value strategy that has outperformed the S&P/ASX300 ...

Highest paid industry CEOs revealed

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... paid chief executives received eight figure salaries in 2014, the latest research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) revealed. The ACSI 'CEO Pay in ASX 200 Companies' report A looked at the earnings reports from ASX100 companies ...