INDUSTRY FUNDS

Superannuation

Australia could be left with as few as 25 or 30 major superannuation funds in the next decade as changes roll through the industry, not least those resulting from the Roy...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has accommodated the wishes of industry funds by extending the so-called “superannuation outcomes test” to choice products, most of which reside wi...

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Superannuation

The chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Dr Martin Fahey has argued that there are good reasons for ‘for profit’ superannuation funds ...

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Superannuation

Industry funds have used a Productivity Commission report on investment returns to call for regulatory action against underperforming retail superannuation funds....

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Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds have questioned why product manufacturers such as investment managers have been “carved-out” of the Government’s new laws around design and ...

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Superannuation

New research has pointed to investment fees driving up the cost of superannuation fund membership and narrowing the gap between industry and retail funds....

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Policy & Regulation

Industry superannuation funds are urging the imposition of greater comparability around fees, costs and performance to give transparency around advisers switching members...

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Superannuation

The intricate structures flowing from Industry Fund Services and encompassing Industry Super Australia will be examined by the Royal Commission, including whether some ad...

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Superannuation

Information provided to the Royal Commission by industry superannuation funds appears to have created a better impression than some retail funds....

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Superannuation

Industry superannuation fund members are the most satisfied across a range of balances, Roy Morgan has found....

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Superannuation

The rhetoric around the industry versus retail funds debate appears to have overshadowed years of cooperation between the two industry segments, according to a submission...

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Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has confirmed that a number of industry funds have developed offerings that make them look a lot like platforms....

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Financial planning

Industry funds should embrace digital advice to provide “incremental advice” to retain superannuation members....

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Superannuation

Retail funds and self-managed superannuation funds have outstripped industry funds for member satisfaction mostly due to higher account balances, according to the latest ...

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Superannuation

While it is known that industry funds dominate performance, it is less known that the gap between industry and retail funds is widening, according to Industry Super Aust...

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