INDUSTRY FUNDS

People & Products

Hostplus and Industry Fund Services are the latest sign-ups to Iress’ new tool that combines digital advice with personalised financial education based on member demograp...

Superannuation

Industry funds who have sponsored a major television advertising campaign against the Government’s Your Future, Your Super legislation have been accused of seeking to bul...

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Superannuation

Industry superannuation funds want the Government’s new Your Future Your Super legislation referred to a Senate Committee claiming it creates an unprecedented over-reach ...

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Financial planning

Industry funds have urged an extension of intra-fund advice to cover retirement adequacy scenarios and spouse super....

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Superannuation

Amid suggestions the Government is going to crack down on industry funds advertising via changes to the sole purpose test, Industry Super Australia has declared that adve...

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has revealed that it has almost seven times more former retail superannuation fund staffers than those who have worked in i...

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Superannuation

Membership fees are the lifeblood of industry superannuation funds and new analysis has revealed they appear to have taken a mighty hit from the Government’s hardship ear...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission was only conducting five investigations relating to industry funds compared to 16 relating to retail funds. ...

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Financial planning

Confronted by almost record levels of inquiries to call centres, superannuation fund executives have again canvassed extending the scope of intra-fund advice. ...

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Superannuation

Both AustralianSuper and UniSuper have been reported as having imposed a downward revaluation of their unlisted assets....

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Financial planning

A West Australian adviser has told the Federal Treasury that industry funds have been allowed to hide behind intra-fund advice and to create an environment that favours o...

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Superannuation

A major industry fund has told a Senate Committee that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority’s heatmaps got it wrong because of classification errors....

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Funds management

Industry fund Hostplus has revealed its multi-million bill for investment and management fees....

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Superannuation

A number of retail funds had a good year in terms of 2019 performance but industry funds have continued to dominate over the past 10 years....

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Financial planning

The quality of advice provided by retail funds and industry funds have been found to be similar, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission....

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