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UniSuper makes venture capital play

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2022
... growing innovation and start-up sector. "UniSuper is one of Australia's largest and most respected and innovative super funds, and the capital at its disposal will go a long way to ensuring we can seize opportunities presented by the brilliant minds ...

Popularity soars for managed accounts

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2022
... third of managed account users say these structures are appropriate for millennials (aged under 35) and self-managed super funds (SMSFs). "When it comes to implementing responsible investing solutions, the vast majority, or 76%, of advisers prefer to ...

Super should help secure home loans: Inquiry

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... their house and retirement savings?" Another key recommendation from the report that has the potential to involve super funds would see Treasury formulate partnerships with the private sector to deliver discount-to-market rent-to-own affordable housing. ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... State Street and Vanguard owned 14% of the issued capital of the ASX 200, while the value of Aussie equities owned by super funds apparently grew by 50% between September 2012 and March 2021 to $467 billion. Increased concentration of listed equity ownership ...

HESTA pushes forward with internalisation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
... asset classes in-house will require hiring investment professionals. In a competitive jobs market, not-for-profit super funds might not be able to offer the largest salaries in what is traditionally a well-paid field. The Aussie equities team at HESTA ...

Super mergers only beginning: J.P. Morgan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2022
... able to deliver a 20% reduction in administration fees." Most of the executives surveyed agree that the number of super funds in Australia will dramatically shrink in the next three years. "The report shows that 50% of survey respondents believe there ...

Hostplus commits to net zero

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2022
... Ethical Advisers' Co-Op's most recent ratings of the sustainable or socially responsible investment options from super funds had bad news for Hostplus - ranking the fund dead last. The Hostplus Socially Responsible Investment Balanced option ...

Industry funds buoyed by unlisted assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2022
... physical assets and 37% to their not-for-profit status. Not-for-profit funds have lower cost structures than other super funds, ISA's newly released Millions of Australians Own Big Super report finds. Furthermore, industry funds are keeping costs down ...

AFCA consults on funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022
... structure and introduces five free complaints per year to all members. It removes the superannuation levy and brings super funds under the same fee structure as other AFCA members - with a positive or neutral impact for most superannuation members. Under ...

80% of Aussies expect ethical investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2022
... increase of 28% from 2020 - and two, more are understanding that there are credible claims and less credible claims with super funds and banks, and they are getting smart at running the ruler over those claims." "Independent verification of sustainability ...