SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

The former Treasurer and now chairman of the Future Fund, Peter Costello is off the mark in suggesting the Future Fund should run superannuation in Australia with many s...

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has signalled its support for Government legislation that will deliver greater transparency about where industry funds are ...

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has accused the federal Government of using its proposed superannuation bills to pursue an ideological attack on industry superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

Super funds are increasingly using derivatives for various investment purposes, with risk management/hedging topping the list, according to Milliman....

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Superannuation

A Senate Committee has been told small businesses should have recourse to a complaints mechanism when confronted by demands by superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

Inflation is an important factor to consider in portfolio construction but it is far from an accurate measure for retirees, according to the Milliman Retirement ESP....

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Superannuation

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has indicated it would crack down on how industry funds were using members’ money, for things like sponso...

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Superannuation

Underperforming superannuation funds have been put on notice by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority to shape up or be forcibly shipped out of the superannuatio...

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Superannuation

A leading actuarial research house has labelled some of the new superannuation funds entering the market as ‘inefficient predators’....

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Superannuation

The latest Chant West data has confirmed a flat start to the new financial year for the median growth fund....

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Funds management

Super funds considering responsible investment should partner with a responsible investing implementation manager, according to Parametric....

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Superannuation

Super funds need to address areas of underperformance and access to efficiencies before industry regulators intervene, according to Mercer....

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Superannuation

The Government has moved to place superannuation fund directors and executives on the same footing as those of publicly-listed companies with exposure to civil and crimi...

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Superannuation

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has directly questioned the validity of profit-sharing arrangements between insurers and major superannuati...

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Superannuation

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

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