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02 February 2021 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

Super divestment falling short on climate action: ACCR

Recent moves by super funds to dump thermal coal are not entirely translating to diminished emissions, a new report has warned.  The white paper ...

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Does super need ‘rough justice’?

While the Morrison government’s super reforms might not be perfect, the industry still needs a shake-up, according to the Grattan Institute’s Brendan ...

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Pollies’ super discourse ‘doesn’t align with the facts’: Chant West

The general manager of superannuation research house Chant West has called recent comments from government members around the retirement savings ...

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Hume’s super truths ring false

The Morrison government has waded into the quagmire of superannuation reform, but doesn’t want to get its hands dirty.  Since the Morrison ...

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AustralianSuper takes aim at retail fund dividends

AustralianSuper has questioned why dividends don’t fall under the scope of the Your Future, Your Super reforms while warning that some funds may try ...

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SG rise would help early super wipeouts: Industry Super

At least a fifth of NSW early super release recipients wiped out their retirement savings, Industry Super Australia has estimated, as it has pleaded ...

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Depleted super needs cash boost: AIST

Close to a million workers closed or drained their super through the government’s early release scheme, and one lobby group wants to see cash handouts ...

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‘Engagement has failed’: Hostplus urged to dump fossil fuels

A new campaign pressuring $50 billion industry super fund Hostplus to commit to a net-zero target and to scrap fossil fuel investments could clash ...

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Super funds defy virus fallout

The average median growth superannuation fund (61-80 per cent growth assets) ended the year up 3.7 per cent, despite the economic havoc wreaked by the ...

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Suncorp tops 2020 balanced super returns 

Suncorp had the highest-performing balanced superannuation option during the 2020 year, being one of two retail funds to top the list from research ...

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