industry funds

Trustees urged to check fee consent forms against advice docs

Trustees have been advised by ASIC and APRA that fee consent forms aren't enough; they should be checking advice SoAs to ensure services are being provided.

Tahn SharpeJuly 13, 2021

Stapled super to pile pressure on small to medium sized industry funds

While super stapling is a natural industry progression and a plus for consumers, the changes will curb some of the benefits smaller industry funds rely on to survive, which could further accelerate merger activity.

Tahn SharpeOctober 7, 2020

Royal Commission

Tarnished retail funds suffer three-pronged blow

Royal commission fallout is not the only pull on retail funds. In fact, recent outflows don’t yet reflect brand damage from the inquiry.

Alice UribeJanuary 9, 2019

Policy and Regulation

Top 10 Super Funds plan raises at least as many questions

The Productivity Commission’s proposed change has caused concerns about everything from market cycles to industry fund trustees.

Andrew MainJune 8, 2018

Industry funds, high balances tops in satisfaction

Industry fund members and people with high account balances are most satisfied with super, Roy Morgan ratings show.

Jean-Paul PelosiMay 10, 2018

Industry View

The thinking behind HESTA’s new investment strategy

HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey explains the drivers behind the $36 billion industry fund’s plan to expand its internal investment team.

Debby BlakeyApril 10, 2017

Investment Strategy

The glass jar and the black box

For most of January, myself and my colleague Dan Purves compiled a survey of the pay disclosure of superannuation CEOs, CIOs and chairs. It would have been an easier job if funds had not often placed this information in the darkest recesses of their websites. Such secrecy partly explains why the subsequent articles have been […]

David RowleyFebruary 23, 2015

Unintentional

End of year quiz: match the slogan to the super fund

Super funds were warned by Tom Garcia, chief executive of AIST, that they “must build their brand or die”, when speaking at the CMSF conference on the Gold Coast back in March. And yet, only a few industry funds have responded in 2014. In researching the following quiz, we found all retail funds had clear, […]

David RowleyDecember 19, 2014

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