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What SMSFs will look like in 2030

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2020
... they have a financial advice need that is not met." He cited Investment Trends data about the uncertainty most of the Australian public has about their ability to retire comfortably. Blomfield pointed out that older people are aware that they are likely ...

Don't over-interpret OECD super fee figures

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
... after the OECD published it's Pension Markets in Focus report at the end of October, which used APRA figures to declare Australian super members are charged just 0.5% of total assets in fees or commissions to have their retirement savings taken care ...

Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
... the system starts to just go where the compound effect of investment returns start to play," Klipin said. Klipin, an Australian, said that knowing Australia's system and where it had come from leads him to believe New Zealand isn't far from developing ...

ASFA strikes back at super detractors

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... Conference in Melbourne today. Fahy took to the stage to call on the government and Treasury to release the Model of Australian Retirement Incomes and Asset - otherwise known as MARIA - into the public domain, and demanded its inclusion in the ongoing ...

AustralianSuper rules out SMSF options

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the $170 billion superannuation fund will not open its investment options to self-managed-superannuation, unlike HostPlus which made the move in June. The $43 billion HostPlus opened up some of its options ...

Who foots the bill when super funds merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... REST chair Ken Marshman asked panelists involved in superannuation mergers at the Australian Superannuation Investment Conference yesterday. The panel discussed how mergers will impact the investment strategy of superannuation funds. The panelists included ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... performance as they recoup transition costs, according to a panel at the 2019 Australian Superannuation Investment Conference. Appearing on the panel, Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards said she has seen the fund go from $2.5 billion to just under $10 billion ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... individual branding, in what Equipsuper chair Andrew Fairley told Financial Standard is an attractive new model for Australian super funds as consolidation sweeps the industry. Fairley said the two funds expected significant savings for their members ...

New Zealand investors call for action after attacks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... "These companies' social licence to operate has been severely damaged." The groups' calls are being backed up by the Australian and New Zealand governments. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a press conference last week: "We are working ...

Superannuation, insurance expert joins EY

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
... regularly presents at industry conferences such as the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Michelle Segaert, also a partner in the financial services law division, said ...