retail super funds

Superannuation

YFYS does not address retail super funds’ underperformance

The superannuation fund performance test needs to test every super product, not just MySuper products, to avoid underperforming funds escape scrutiny, according to a supe...

Superannuation

Super funds headed toward majority ASX control

Superannuation funds could control more than half the ASX within 15 years, with one-third of the $3 billion of new money the sector gains to invest each week likely to go...

Financial planning

What will financial planning look like by 2030?

The post-Royal Commission financial planning landscape by 2030 will see a number of losers and winners, according to wealthdigital....

Superannuation

RC didn’t dive deep enough on superannuation

AustralianSuper’s chief executive, Ian Silk, has suggested that the Banking Royal Commission didn’t cast a stern enough eye over parts of the superannuation industry, in ...

Superannuation

APRA signals more super fund exits

Having identified more than a dozen underperforming superannuation funds which have subsequently opted to exit the industry, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authorit...

Policy & Regulation

Mixed reaction to RC

Industry superannuation funds have welcomed the Royal Commission’s final report, but financial planning groups are concerned about the outcome for their members....

Policy & Regulation

RC: Banks cop blast compared to industry funds

Counsel assisting the Royal Commission has pointed to serious breaches within the major banks while suggesting many of the issues surrounding industry funds can be dealt ...

Superannuation

Bank super fund fees not justified by performance

Research commissioned and paid for by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has claimed bank-owned superannuation funds are charging fees up to 182 per cent...

Features

The never-ending story – industry vs retail super funds

Anastasia Santoreneos writes that while the debate continues between industry and retail superannuation funds, the similarities seem to be outweighing the differences....