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Industry super fund adds director

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
A $2.6 billion industry superannuation fund appointed a former corporate super investment officer to its board. Following the departure of long-serving director Andrew Cooke, AvSuper has welcomed former Actuaries Institute president Geoff Burgess as ...

More jobs more problems: FSC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows 2.1 million Australians held multiple jobs in 2016-17, meaning they are likely to hold multiple superannuation accounts. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said the data should be strong ...

Pengana adds fee class for global equities fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
The $97 million Pengana International Fund will now be available with a lower base fee and a performance fee structure, in response to adviser demand. Pengana has traditionally offered the fund to financial advisers at a flat 0.974% management fee per ...

Iress announces changes to Xplan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Iress has made several improvements to its popular Xplan offering which should improve functionality for thousands of advisers. The changes to the advice software platform will be released on Friday. Iress says these changes followed a year of user ...

Industry super fund discounts investment fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
A $2.6 billion superannuation fund will lower its investment fees for some options as of August 1. Profit-for-member fund AvSuper is reducing fees for all investment choice members. AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade said while the reductions vary ...

UniSuper advice offering surges

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
Demand for UniSuper's specialist advice offering has nearly quadrupled in the last five years, peaking at $13 billion in funds under advice at the end of June 2019. The $80 billion superannuation fund recently opened a member centre in Adelaide ...

Active, passive investing continues to confuse: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2019
Active and passive management are still confusing investors, according to Natixis Investment Managers. Latest research from the global investment giant shows just over two thirds of surveyed investors across the globe understand the difference between ...

Industry bodies react to APRA review

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Several industry associations have responded to APRA's Capability Review as many weighed in on how the recommendations can improve the superannuation sector. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said ...

Russell launches next gen managed accounts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
Russell Investments launched what it is calling a "next generation" suite of multi-asset managed accounts - the first managed accounts offering for the investment giant. The offering comes in response to the growing adviser and investor preference for ...

APRA endorses review recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
APRA said it welcomes the Capability Review's "ambitious agenda" that aims to shakeup its culture and enforcement powers. Of the 24 recommendations from the Graeme Samuels-led Capability Review, APRA is endorsing the 19 recommendations dedicated ...