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Which fund managers are making the most from investor fees?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... industry is raking in over $6 billion annually in fees. We believe that by switching to lower-cost ETFs, investors could save up to $4 billion dollars per year," Jocum said. Jocum also said the migration from high cost to low-cost investing is likely ...

Cybercriminals attack major super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2025
Cybercriminals attempted to breach the systems of several superannuation funds over the weekend, although most attacks were repelled, thousands have been affected. Rest said fewer than 1% of its members have been affected by unauthorised activity on ...

Pearler Super launches, new FHSSS product imminent

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2025
Trading platform Pearler is taking on the superannuation sector in launching Pearler Super and will shortly release HomeSoon to help young Australians maximise the First Home Super Saver Scheme (FHSSS). Pearler Super is strictly targeting young members. ...

Insurance in super remains a mystery to millions of Australians

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
There is still millions of Australians paying for default insurance cover through their superannuation that they don't know about or understand, according to Super Consumers Australia (SCA). SCA found that 19% of people are unsure whether they have ...

Payday super on track, but so is the $3m super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
A breakdown of government revenue revealed the superannuation sector will contribute $25.6 billion to the government's bottom line in 2025-26 - an uplift of $9.7 billion since the MYEFO from taxes on the sector. "The upgrade to superannuation fund ...

Government makes record commitment to Medicare

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... from $31.60 to $25 from 1 January 2026. The PBS investment will allow more than five million Australians to cumulatively save more than $200 million each year. It comes as the PBS co-payment was frozen for a year, and five years for pensioners and other ...

CFS Edge, North enhance platform capabilities

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... advisers have with their clients, and we've done a lot of work in understanding how to simplify this for advisers, seamlessly save time and drive much better engagement every step of the way." Maloney added the firm will continue to invest in the functionality ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... said. It also wants to further curb "overly generous" superannuation tax breaks, with better targeted concessions which would save today's budget $10 billion a year and more in future. They currently total $52 billion a year or 2% of GDP, with two-thirds ...

Deficit to reach $26bn: Deloitte

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The federal government's pre-election budget is expected to unveil an underlying cash deficit of $26.1 billion for the 2025 financial year, while revenues will deteriorate by $11.3 billion over four years, a new report from Deloitte shows. The deficit ...

Tokenisation can save US$135m in back-office costs: Study

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2025
Tokenisation can save the asset management industry US$135 billion in back office and administrative costs that drain the bottom line, a new study from Calastone found. The survey of 26 asset managers from Asia, the UK, US and Europe expressed their ...