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Super funds missing out on rich returns from Aussie agriculture

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... international counterparts, the asset consultant explained that high fees and regulatory hurdles like RG 97 and APRA's super heatmap make agriculture investments less appealing for local funds, despite its potentially lucrative net returns. Notably ...

Labor advances super performance test changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 JUN 2023
... review, while ensuring it is more fit-for-purpose for Choice products," Jones said. "APRA's recent Superannuation Choice Heatmap found one in five choice investment options had significantly poor performance over eight years. Around 30% of products ...

Heatmaps drive efficiencies, more consolidation: Cole

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2023
Speaking at a standing committee this morning, deputy chair Margaret Cole noted that the heatmaps and performance tests have created a more efficient and transparent superannuation system that will ultimately drive more consolidation. While that might ...

Absolute-return bond funds fail ambitious returns: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
... the RBA cash rate via a low degree of volatility and minimal risk to its capital, is the only strategy that passed its heatmap test. "PM Capital is an opportunistic credit-oriented manager that had good preparedness to take advantage of valuation opportunities ...

Mine Super to close Choice option

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023
The industry fund is shuttering one of its Choice investment options that was recently highlighted by APRA as an underperformer. Following a review of its Super investment menu, Mine Super is closing its Conservative Balanced Choice option later this ...

YFYS sanctions don't help existing members: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023
... least capacity to recover from being sold a poor product," O'Halloran said. "In particular, we want to see APRA release heatmap data on retirement products and the government extend performance testing to these retirement products."

Equity Trustees, OnePath dominate choice heatmap failure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2023
... OnePath options once again dominated the worst-performing and most expensive Choice products in APRA's newly published heatmap results. Of the 407 options with an eight-year return history APRA analysed, 182 or 45% underperformed the benchmark. APRA ...

Allan Gray transfers platform, exits super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 6 MAR 2023
Allan Gray Australia is exiting the platform market, inclusive of its superannuation offering, to focus on its core funds management business. Effective April, Allan Gray will transfer the Allan Gray Solutions platform to OneVue Wealth Services. The ...

CBA Group Super pursues merger with ART

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2023
Commonwealth Bank Group Super has entered a Memorandum of Understanding to potentially merge with Australian Retirement Trust (ART). The merger would see Commonwealth Bank Group Super's 67,000 members and $12.3 billion funds under management (FUM) ...

Industry fund joins the million-member club

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
... fund's strong track record of membership growth gives it a "fantastic foundation" from which to build. According to APRA heatmap data, HESTA ranked fifth by a measure of total accounts growth, for MySuper products, averaged over a three-year period. ...
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