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New problems for choice products in next YFYS test

The Your Future, Your Super performance test will have a tough time weeding out underperforming trustee-directed products when they’re already closed, according to Chant West, while many of those housed on platforms could fail because of their unique fee structures.

Lachlan Maddock | 19th May 2023 | More
Rise of the mega fund: Super gets competitive on mergers and members

Competition in super is heating up but it’s not yet come to the boil. Mergers, member retention and retirement are all shaping up as key battlegrounds for funds.

Lachlan Maddock | 5th May 2023 | More
Illiquid assets top fund performance driver in tough 2022

Private markets were the main driver of superannuation fund performance for 2022, according to Frontier, but only a few of this year’s top 10 funds feature in the league tables over the last decade. And the YFYS test is still creating anomalous outcomes.

Lachlan Maddock | 26th Apr 2023 | More
  • ‘Ongoing work’: Jones flags more YFYS changes

    There will likely be more changes to the controversial Your Future Your Super regulations following the “initial response”. Meanwhile, the government is pressing on with super fund involvement in nation-building projects.

    Lachlan Maddock | 14th Apr 2023 | More
    Why Mercer’s merger is a ‘game changer’

    Mercer Super wants to break down the long-held perception that only the industry funds can offer strong performance with competitive fees. Its newfound scale and global footprint are key to the “disruption opportunity”.

    Lachlan Maddock | 12th Apr 2023 | More
    ASIC warns of industry weakness on performance test communications

    Funds that have failed the Your Future Your Super performance test need to improve their communications on underperformance and product closure, according to ASIC.

    Staff Writer | 12th Apr 2023 | More
  • Bigger isn’t (always) better: The final words on fund size

    Big and small funds alike can do well for their members, and what’s more important than size is how they use it. But the risks of having a highly concentrated industry have been “underplayed”, according to ANU academic Geoff Warren.

    Lachlan Maddock | 5th Apr 2023 | More
    Different benchmarks, different challenges for the new YFYS

    The changes to the Your Future Your Super performance test are an improvement, according to WTW. But the application of the test to trustee-directed products is probably more of a negative than a positive, and some benchmarks remain inflexible.

    Lachlan Maddock | 5th Apr 2023 | More
  • My father’s table: How super could fail

    As Australian superannuation assets approach A$4 trillion, politicians on both sides of the divide will be tempted to dip into this massive nest egg to meet their fiscal needs, writes Rob Prugue.

    Rob Prugue | 31st Mar 2023 | More
    If you’re buying a bull, buy a young bull

    Basing an investment strategy on the goldilocks investment markets of the last 35 years gives rise to considerable risk, writes Michael Block, and now might be the time to get out of growth assets.

    Michael Block | 24th Mar 2023 | More
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