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New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... of a need for SMSFs." So-called 'member direct investment options' within some APRA-regulated funds including AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS and ING Direct Living Super allow members to exercise a great deal of choice in selecting their own investments. There ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... Hostplus now has 1700 members in Choiceplus with about $55 million in funds under administration (FUA). In comparison AustralianSuper has 14,000 MDIO members with $740 million in FUA. But the returns by do-it-yourself investors at Hostplus are underperforming. ...

AustralianSuper nabs Future Fund property exec

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
The Future Fund's director of property has joined AustralianSuper as senior investment manager of property. John Longo started at AustralianSuper last week, after leaving the Future Fund, where he worked for over four years. AustralianSuper did not ...

Super funds act to reassure members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... shows there has been no significant increase in super fund equity holdings since 2009 despite strong returns. AustralianSuper said selling investments when markets are down can lock in losses and make members worse off. "Being out of the markets when ...

ME enlists Link for digital services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... able to view integrated banking/superannuation details if they are members of a ME-associated fund (these include AustralianSuper, HESTA, Cbus and HOSTPLUS). "We are excited to be in partnership with ME," said Link Group information, digital and data ...

Insto investor acquires $236.6m US property

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
... has invested into on behalf of its Australian clients over the last 18 months. Earlier this year, QIC assisted AustralianSuper to acquire a 25% stake in Honolulu's Ala Moana Centre for approximately US$1.1 billion. "The scope of our global activities ...

VFMC appoints former AustralianSuper chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
A former chair of AustralianSuper has been appointed to the board of Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). Joining the VFMC board is Elana Rubin, who has extensive directorship experience in funds management, property and infrastructure. Rubin ...

Financial services industry unites for marriage equality

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... Commonwealth Bank, ING, ME Bank, MLC, NAB, St. George and Westpac. The only superannuation fund in the list is AustralianSuper, while fund managers and large investment banks such as BNY Mellon, Citi, J.P. Morgan, State Street and UBS also signed the ...

Super decades away from maturity

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... their working lives in it at a full 12%." Today the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and AustralianSuper have released a paper suggesting the super system is more than four decades away from maturity. The paper also says an interaction ...

Super and pension work together

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
... how relatively small balances of super can still make a big difference to the quality of life in retirement." AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk added, "The key point for people to appreciate is that even relatively modest super balances can make ...