SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has issued another critical assessment of superannuation funds and their failures, prompting seven funds to exit the ...

Funds management

The Productivity Commission’s review of fees and returns in the superannuation sector is expected to result in more investment manager scrutiny....

Superannuation

Median balanced super funds are relying on Australian shares to end the financial year in double digits, according to SuperRatings....

Superannuation

Super funds are on track to finishing the financial year in the black for the eighth consecutive year and in possible double digits, according to Chant West....

Superannuation

Equip and Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund are set to merge on 1 July and will be led by Nicholas Vamvakas as CEO....

Superannuation

A new survey showed superannuation funds in Australia have an appetite for digital advice but more work to do when it comes to its adoption....

Superannuation

While only a small proportion of super members utilise advice services, successful long-term outcomes for the majority of members are likely to be driven by carefully des...

Superannuation

Bank-owned retail super funds were disguising sales techniques as choice when it came to super to bamboozle customers but choice did not equate to robust performance, ISA...

Superannuation

The default super fund selection debate needs to put members first and not shareholders, according to an AIST survey....

Superannuation

Banks need to disclose the profit from compulsory super and the regulator needs to investigate the chronic underperformance of bank-owned super funds, ISA believes....

Superannuation

Despite the naysayers, the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has confirmed why superannuation continues to represent an attractive investment vehicl...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds will need to better ‘know’ their members in the new CIPRs environment but can they ever know them as well as financial advisers know their clients?...

Superannuation

Australian super funds continue to invest far more in deposits and less in bonds than their counterparts abroad, according to Spectrum Asset Management....

Superannuation

The big banks did not appear to have any systems or services in place to assist their members to recover unpaid super, according to ISA....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds need to provide new members with an easily understood but detailed explanation of what, precisely, insurance within super is delivering, according to...

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