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Former truck driver Christian Jensen had to apply for two hardship variations on his mortgage thanks to delays from his super fund.

‘Financial heartbreak’: Customer complaints about super jump 32pc

Former truck driver Christian Jensen had to apply for two hardship variations on his mortgage due to delays from his super fund.

  • Hannah Wootton and Lucy Dean
Big super has been a beneficiary of take-private deals, but there are some concerns.

Origin battle shows big super’s angst over the shrinking of the ASX

The tussle for Origin has shone renewed light on whether we should be worried about the ASX shrinking as big companies go private.

  • James Thomson
Stephen Jones has read the riot act to the super industry.

The super giant is failing at the grass roots

The super industry has focused itself on piling up members and savings, not on the individuals getting the best results when they retire.

  • The AFR View

Labor savages big super for failing customers

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has read the riot act to superannuation funds over poor customer service and retirement advice.

  • Hannah Wootton and Michael Read

Fundamental change needed to get super funds up to scratch, APRA warns

The watchdog also said that funds’ unlisted asset valuations and liquidity management were under scrutiny as any failures to manage these in the current volatile economy risked customers’ savings and the broader financial system.

  • Hannah Wootton
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Lucy Dean, wealth reporter, AFR, Brooke Roberts, Co-CEO and Co-founder, Sharesies, Chris Brycki, founder and CEO, Stockspot and Victoria Devine, managing director, Zella Money, founder, She’s on the money during a panel discussion on delivering on the priorities of a diverse cohort ermerging of investors at the 2023 Super & Wealth Summit at the Grand Hyatt.

What big super can learn from Robinhood

Day trader darling Robinhood mastered the art of customer engagement, even if it went a little too far.

  • Lucy Dean
ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court speaks to senior reporter Hannah Wootton.

Don’t overstate active engagement claims, ASIC warns funds

The investment regulator is paying attention to funds holding lucrative investments in the name of active ownership.

  • Lucy Dean
Sam Sicilia, chief investment officer at Hostplus.

Super funds use rising rates to boost returns, lower risk

The surge in bond rates is creating seismic shifts in global asset allocations. Super funds are poised to take advantage.

  • Jonathan Shapiro
Cbus chair Wayne Swan says the $85 billion fund’s property portfolio has proven resilient to high interest rates

‘Not spooked’: Cbus chairman Wayne Swan doubles down on property

Cbus chairman Wayne Swan says the $85 billion fund’s property portfolio has proven resilient to higher interest rates and the fallout of the pandemic.

  • Michael Read
Super chiefs speak at the AFR’s Super & Wealth Summit.

$3m super threshold must be indexed to stop ‘bracket creep by stealth’

The proposal to double tax on balances above $3 million to 30 per cent is reasonable, but the limit should increase over time, says ART chief.

  • Hannah Wootton and Jonathan Shapiro
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The $3.5 trillion super sector’s next big problem is already here

Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has delivered a wake-up call to the sector to lift its game as 5 million Australians approach retirement.

  • James Thomson
Cath Bowtell, Wayne Swan, Nicola Roxon and Sam Mostyn are shaping up as power players in the superannuation industry.

Labor stacks big super with 15 new power players

Cath Bowtell has quietly assumed the role of matriarch of the sprawling Labor-union aligned industry superannuation family.

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  • Joanna Mather and Hannah Wootton
Former Labor treasurer Wayne Swan says the GFC proved the power of super.

Why Wayne Swan says super is our ‘economic secret weapon’

The former treasurer says the super sector proved its economic power during the GFC and can help Australia’s next set of big challenges.

  • James Thomson
Stephen Jones says funds need to up their game on customer service and retirement advice urgently.

‘Lift your game’ to help Boomers into retirement, super funds told

Speaking at The Australian Financial Review Super & Wealth Summit on Tuesday, Stephen Jones will slam funds’ current customer service as “unresponsive”.

  • Hannah Wootton

Super funds confident of outperforming inflation despite higher rates

Fund CEOs say they can still meet their ambitious objectives for returns, and might even find new investment opportunities as previously expensive asset classes cheapen.

  • Hannah Wootton

See which super funds rate the worst for retirement

Regulators have criticised the super industry for largely ignoring a new obligation to help members prepare for retirement.

  • Hannah Wootton and Joanna Mather

Super fund QSuper hands back keys to NYC office tower

QSuper has quit a big bet on Manhattan real estate as rising interest rates and falling vacancies spoil its global property interests.

  • Jonathan Shapiro
Boral and the broader cement and concrete industry are particularly vulnerable to climate change, investors say.

Greenwash clash as funds hit Boral board over lowered carbon targets

A group of funds led by HESTA and AMP are demanding Boral reinstate its 2030 emissions reduction target. Boral says that would be akin to greenwashing.

  • Hannah Wootton
Cash ETFs  invest in interest-bearing instruments such as bank and term deposits or short-term money market instruments.

Investors think these ETFs are a ‘no brainer’ right now

Cash, technology and uranium exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were among the most popular and best performing of the past year, while renewable energy ETFs bombed.

  • Joanna Mather
Farmers may be forced to sell property if they have to pay tax on unrealised gains in the value of their farms.

SMSFs forced to sell to cover $3m super tax: study

Farmers and small business owners were particularly likely to be forced to sell assets to finance the tax, the study shows, with 13.5 per cent of affected SMSFs too illiquid to pay the tax without sales.

  • Hannah Wootton
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Super funds’ industry body memberships and advertising spends will be scrutinised, such as their contributions to the well known industry super ‘compare the pair’ campaign.

What super funds spend on ads, donations, exec pay to be made public

APRA warned funds it wants to publish the data. It comes as, in the battle for members, funds launch bigger advertising campaigns and elite sport sponsorship.

  • Hannah Wootton
Don Russell.

How ‘nation building’ can deliver competitive super returns

AustralianSuper’s Don Russell cites infrastructure as an area where the $3.5 trillion sector has helped modernise Australia without compromising on returns.

  • Hannah Wootton
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Big super rejects government call to solve aged care funding crisis

While Labor flags nation-building aged care, super funds resist using Australians’ savings as a “fix-all” source of needed revenue.

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  • Hannah Wootton
The 173,000 hectares being acquired by UniSuper and its partners is the biggest freehold land estate in Tasmania.

UniSuper buys former Gunns timber plantation in Tasmania

The superannuation giant, along with two European pension funds, will consider building wind farms after buying the biggest freehold land asset in the state.

  • Jenny Wiggins
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the crack down on superannuation tax concessions will make the system more equitable.

‘Stubborn’ Labor offers no compromises on $3m super tax

Industry players also warned the tax will potentially hit more people than suggested, as draft laws released on Tuesday confirmed it would not be indexed.

  • Hannah Wootton