INDUSTRY FUNDS

Superannuation

Compare the pair. It is likely these three words are some of the best known, and most irritating, among financial planners and advisers and have grated with them for the ...

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Superannuation

Industry funds have been around since the earliest days of superannuation but in recent years have moved into providing advice and banking services bringing them head to ...

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Superannuation

As competition continues between industry and retail funds, new research released by CoreData suggests the industry fund sector has nudged in front when it comes to brand...

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New analysis points to eventual demise of corporate super as market matures. ...

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Superannuation

Retail superannuation funds have continued to close the returns gap with industry funds....

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Superannuation

The domination of industry super funds in the modern award system has left virtually no market for higher performing, lower fee funds, according to the Financial Services...

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Superannuation

APRA has been questioned over the appropriateness of industry fund directors’ fees exceeding $1 million a year....

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Superannuation

The Government is intent on proceeding with changes to superannaution fund governance to bring them into line with publicly-listed companies....

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Superannuation

ISA claimed industry super funds have outperformed their bank-owned counterparts when it comes to median returns, after APRA released Quarterly MySuper Statistics....

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Superannuation

ASFA has changed its constitution to give itself the ability to adjust to change in the superannuation industry....

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Superannuation

Constant regulatory tinkering means the cost effectiveness of Australia’s superannuation system is still not comparable to the rest of the world, Rice Warner head Michael...

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Superannuation

FSC claims industry funds are engaging in protectionsit practices by exploiting loop-holes in choice of fund legislation to deny open access to default funds under the ne...

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Superannuation

An industry super fund representing the timber trade says it will use the CBA’s AGM to oppose the re-election of two CBA board members who served during the advice scanda...

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Superannuation

New white paper warns that member direct strategies may backfire on industry funds seeking to halt leakage of members to SMSFs....

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Funds management

Australian financial services providers must abandon their “short-term performance culture” if they are to take advantage of opportunities in Asia, Connect CEO, Paul Tyna...

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