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Super funds covet more global equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
Superannuation funds substantially upped holdings in global equities but scaled back on cash, as well as local fixed income and equities in the second half of 2024, new analysis from J.P. Morgan shows. The latest Super Fund Manager Radar note shows ...

Relaxed superannuation preservation rules will sink returns: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... to act as long-term investors. "A reduction in unlisted asset exposures would curtail the retirement benefits of superannuation members. Long term returns from superannuation funds would be expected to decline if funds moved from unlisted assets to comparable ...

Inside Colonial First State's fund manager selection overhaul

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... State (CFS) managed the two best-performing MySuper options over the year to March 31. The wealth management and superannuation provider's head of equities Ben Lam explains the "art and science" behind its recently evolved manager selection process. ...

Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... SMSF Association (SMSFA) is repeating calls for the government to address "catastrophic" flaws in its proposed superannuation tax. SMSFA chief executive Peter Burgess said the critical flaw in the proposed tax is its calculation of investment earnings ...

PRI chief executive David Atkin to step down

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... manager AMP Capital, where he served as deputy chief. However, Atkin spent his career primarily in Australia's superannuation industry. His career includes 12 years leading Cbus, the industry fund for building and construction workers, as well as ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... medium-term notes for issuers. He later undertook contract work at several banks before moving to Australia's superannuation sector.

Prime Super calls time on sustainable option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... option from its investments lineup, saying its performance failed to meet expectations. The $8 billion industry superannuation fund will close the option on June 4, it confirmed. "After a period of observation, Prime Super has determined that the SRI ...

Panic selling of SMSF assets 'totally unnecessary'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... Busoli said panic selling of SMSF assets over concerns around the Albanese government's proposed 30% tax on superannuation assets over $3 million is "totally unnecessary" and urged people to "look at the facts". Busoli said assuming the policy is ...

SMC highlights long-term benefits of investing in private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... paper in response to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) discussion paper, outlining how superannuation investments in the private sector can drive long-term financial system stability and prosperity for Australians. SMC believes ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... of financial advice by amending the DBFO reforms, and enabling accountants to provide strategic and structural superannuation advice in relation to their clients' tax affairs. "We also aim to address issues with the CSLR. More broadly, we are seeking ...