Super balances falling short of retirement goals

Australians are being urged to better engage with their super, with new research finding almost a quarter don’t have enough money in their super or other investments to get by in retirement.

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AustralianSuper merges infrastructure and property teams

The super fund has appointed a new head of global real assets to lead the newly combined infrastructure and property teams, as it seeks to double its mid-risk portfolio to over $150 billion by 2030.

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Legalsuper completes CFO search

The super fund has welcomed its first chief financial officer after a two-month recruitment process, following the departure of its chief operating officer and chief investment officer over the last two months.

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Equip Super appoints new chair

A former banking chief executive has been appointed as chair at Equip Super as Danny Casey steps down after six years.

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Former RBA governor cites ‘irresponsibility’ in liquidating the Future Fund

Amid recent talk of liquidating the $260 billion sovereign wealth fund to pay down government debt, former RBA governor, Ian Macfarlane, has described how the move would be a “sign of desperation and irresponsibility”.

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The shape of Australia’s super landscape

APRA has broken down the total super assets and member demographics of its MySuper products, providing insights into the make-up of the superannuation sector.

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Cbus restructures property allocation after headwinds in FY22–23

Cbus has made changes to its strategic asset allocation, completely removing an allocation to global real estate investment trusts from the majority of its investment options.

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Tax change needed to prevent members stuck in underperforming funds: FSC

FSC chief executive, Blake Briggs, is calling for CGT relief to be extended to trustee-directed products to prevent members from being left in underperforming funds for tax reasons.

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How did super funds perform in Q3?

SuperRatings has released the latest data for superannuation fund performance in the third quarter of 2023.

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Future Fund appoints two deputy CIOs

The Future Fund has appointed two new deputy chief investment officers in a management shake-up.

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

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