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Vanguard backs current performance test

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
... retirement savings, assessing trustees on investment performance and fees charged to members. The test has been applied to MySuper products since 1 July 2021 and was extended to Trustee-Directed Products (TDPs) on 1 July 2023. In the latest test, which ...

Best default super funds revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2024
... script flips: Mine Super's - High Growth investment option leads with an 8.5% return. TelstraSuper Corporate Plus - MySuper Growth followed at 8%, with Active Super's High Growth option not far behind at 7.8%. Looking at a 10-year performance ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... has amassed $1 billion in funds under management in just over 12 months, while delivering the best-performing Lifecycle MySuper option of 2023 and quietly rolling out a retirement offering at half the cost of the incumbents'. Speaking with Financial ...

Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... in Honeywell comprising 1.21% of the total. An $8.5 million holding in Lockheed Martin made up 0.74%. Equip Super's MySuper option, for example, had as much as $2.5 million in Honeywell, $1 million in Lockheed and as little as $60,000 in Elbit. Australian ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... to 30 June 2023 were $134 billion, while $76 billion was paid out in benefits. The average account balance in a MySuper product is just shy of $64,000, while the average balance overall is $111,380.

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... followed the second annual Your Future, Your Super performance test in which Retirement Wrap's Westpac Group Plan MySuper failed for the first time and BT Super MySuper failed for the second time. All members in Retirement Wrap were transferred to ...

How young Australians are missing out on better super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
Young Australians are missing out on higher superannuation returns by parking their retirement savings in default MySuper products, instead of exploring other investment options. Analysis of APRA data by Innova Asset Management revealed that an all-equities ...

Retirement phase of superannuation consultation opens

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 DEC 2023
... members." In other words, Treasury asks: Should super funds be required to offer a standardised retirement product similar to MySuper for accumulation? "We want to ensure super delivers on its foundational promise of providing a dignified retirement ...

On-platform TDPs miss performance test benchmarks, worst on fees: APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 NOV 2023
... that exceeded benchmark, and of the accounts that failed to meet the benchmark, only 1% fell short by more than 0.5%. MySuper default investment options also showed strong performance, with 80% of member accounts in products that surpassed their tailored ...

Super fund fees now at record low: Data

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2023
... indicated a 2% reduction in the past year. SMSFs are the least expensive segment with average fees of 0.65% per annum, while MySuper options, covering the largest number of members, maintains competitive average fees of 1% per annum as of June 30. Rainmaker ...
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