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20 November 2019 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

Investor warns super funds against following the herd

An investment manager has said APRA’s new heatmap will drive superannuation funds to mirror their peers’ movements, which together with outdated ...

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Insight calls government to reform asset testing

The retirement income review will have to address the contentious question of whether family homes should be accounted for in means testing, Insight ...

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Actuaries Institute pushes for longevity update

The tables used by superannuation funds and financial planners to estimate retirees’ longevity and calculate how to make their savings last need a ...

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Third of shareholders back BHP climate resolution

A rough third of BHP shareholders have backed a resolution filed by a number of institutional investors at the company’s annual meeting, urging the ...

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QSuper, Sunsuper flirt with merger

Queensland’s largest superannuation funds Sunsuper and Qsuper have entered consolidation talks, with the pair to potentially form a $182 billion giant

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IML urges government push super to infrastructure

IML Investors has written to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg urging for a number of changes to boost the Australian economy, including a push for ...

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ASIC takes super fund to court

The corporate watchdog has launched action against an Australian super trustee, claiming that it promoted false and misleading statements about ...

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Super fund merger mania could risk members’ data

Australians’ retirement savings are set to become more exposed to cyber security breaches, a report has cautioned, as superannuation funds follow an ...

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Super gender equality on the horizon

The gender split in superannuation has fallen to a historic low, with women holding the potential to reach the same retirement savings balances as ...

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Super funds ‘heavily exposed’ to volatile equities

Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson has questioned the management of superannuation funds and called out Australia’s sovereign wealth fund for ...

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