SUPER FUNDS

Funds management

The Productivity Commission’s review of fees and returns in the superannuation sector is expected to result in more investment manager scrutiny....

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Superannuation

Median balanced super funds are relying on Australian shares to end the financial year in double digits, according to SuperRatings....

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Superannuation

Super funds are on track to finishing the financial year in the black for the eighth consecutive year and in possible double digits, according to Chant West....

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Superannuation

Equip and Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund are set to merge on 1 July and will be led by Nicholas Vamvakas as CEO....

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Superannuation

A new survey showed superannuation funds in Australia have an appetite for digital advice but more work to do when it comes to its adoption....

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Superannuation

While only a small proportion of super members utilise advice services, successful long-term outcomes for the majority of members are likely to be driven by carefully des...

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Superannuation

Bank-owned retail super funds were disguising sales techniques as choice when it came to super to bamboozle customers but choice did not equate to robust performance, ISA...

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Superannuation

The default super fund selection debate needs to put members first and not shareholders, according to an AIST survey....

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Superannuation

Banks need to disclose the profit from compulsory super and the regulator needs to investigate the chronic underperformance of bank-owned super funds, ISA believes....

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Superannuation

Despite the naysayers, the latest Australian Prudential Regulation Authority data has confirmed why superannuation continues to represent an attractive investment vehicl...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds will need to better ‘know’ their members in the new CIPRs environment but can they ever know them as well as financial advisers know their clients?...

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Superannuation

Australian super funds continue to invest far more in deposits and less in bonds than their counterparts abroad, according to Spectrum Asset Management....

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Superannuation

The big banks did not appear to have any systems or services in place to assist their members to recover unpaid super, according to ISA....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds need to provide new members with an easily understood but detailed explanation of what, precisely, insurance within super is delivering, according to...

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Financial planning

The Financial Services Council has declared its members do not believe they should be made to pay for the financial planning mistakes of other businesses....

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