SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have received a boost from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for continuing to deliver support to corporate capital raisings at the same...

Superannuation

While AustralianSuper, Hostplus, and Cbus had some of the largest drawdowns from the scheme, they also produced some of the best returns over the last decade, according t...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has confirmed a surge in second tranche early release applications, with many members lining up for a second dip. ...

Superannuation

Media and entertainment superannuation fund, Media Super, is to merge with big building industry fund, Cbus is a bid to gain scale. ...

Superannuation

The median balanced superannuation fund returned 0.8% in June, leaving super funds to fall shy of a positive return for the financial year, according to SuperRatings. ...

Superannuation

The average balanced investment returned flat for the 2019/20 financial year, after the pandemic wiped 37% of the Australian share market from peak to trough in March and...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds need to carefully think through what they are telling consumers in terms of target returns in circumstances where the COVID-19 pandemic has changed t...

Superannuation

New analysis from Frontier Investment Consulting suggests that the volatility generated by COVID-19 has raised real questions about the Australian Prudential Regulation A...

Financial planning

The top client issue dealt with by advisers in May was concessional super contributions, compared to April when early access to super dominated clients’ questions, accord...

Superannuation

The threat of sequencing risk is “diabolical” for retirees and pre-retirees and leaving them in danger when there is a market collapse, according to Cor Capital. ...

Superannuation

A major industry fund, LUCRF has revealed the manner in which the Australian Taxation Office has at first approved hardship early release superannuation requests and then...

Superannuation

Smaller superannuation funds should be considering mergers or heading for the exit, according to a new report which suggests Australia’s optimal number of funds is 15, do...

Superannuation

Most super members believe their fund automatically de-risked to protect their investments from losses during a downturn and did not know asset allocation was an importan...

Funds management

Assets such as infrastructure are failing to provide defensiveness during sharp market downturns, according to Cor Capital. ...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds can play a major role in Australia’s economic recovery post pandemic but current unstable policy settings would constrain the ability to invest in im...

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