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Superannuation

Challenger's $300m profit and new product

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
On top of announcing its $300 million profit for the last financial year, Challenger has launched a new product aiming to provide financial certainty for retirees in aged care.

Industry fund encourages members to claim insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund has started an online campaign to help explain to its members how to claim on their group insurance policies.

High expectations suggests need for retirement advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Generation Y is the most optimistic about their post-retirement incomes but whether they have the advice or knowledge to reach those high expectations is uncertain.

Indigenous super on Canberra agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 AUG 2015
Members of the Indigenous Superannuation Working Group will meet with Assistant Treasurer Josh Frydenberg this week to discuss several challenges.

NZ Super eyes glass to smash returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will have a place on the board of a US-based tinted glass manufacturer after purchasing a stake in the business for US$75 million.

NAB's Redpoint wins industry fund mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
NAB partner Redpoint Investment Management has been awarded a mandate with an industry super fund.

Fee pressure turns super funds to smart beta

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
Pressure to lower fees is forcing superannuation funds to look for new ways to deliver returns at a low cost and some are starting to think the solution might be in smart beta.

Telstra Super replaces NAS with J.P. Morgan as custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Telstra Super has replaced NAB Asset Servicing with J.P. Morgan Investor Services as master custodian and investment reporting services provider.

Retail funds get behind campaign to lower fees

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Retail superannuation funds have entered industry fund territory and admitted that high super fees need to be lowered.

Murray slams "silly suggestions"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
David Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, has stirred the debate around super board independence, saying it has deteriorated into a "set of silly suggestions."