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    APRA puts onus on Cbus to ensure CFMEU directors are fit, proper

    Senators have called for the construction industry fund to cut ties with the CFMEU amid allegations of criminality at the union. The prudential regulator says it is up to superannuation fund boards.

    • Hannah Wootton

    Yesterday

    Qantas Super has managed the retirement savings of the airline’s employees for the past 85 years, but will be acquired by Australian Retirement Trust following a deal on Wednesday.

    ART closes in on AustralianSuper’s top spot with new merger

    The deal will add Qantas’ $9 billion in funds under management to the Australian Retirement Trust’s ballooning $280 billion-plus asset pool.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Most Australians’ super savings jumped significantly thanks to booming tech stocks last financial year.

    Top 10 super funds revealed for FY24

    A small mining industry fund delivered the highest returns for the second year in a row, with two retail super giants joining it in first place.

    • Hannah Wootton

    This Month

    Sam Sicilia backs his fund’s performance, saying the long-term matters most.

    Super giant is ‘comfortable’ being among the worst funds for FY24

    Industry super fund Hostplus’ annual return for its default product was among the lowest in the sector, but CIO Sam Sicilia says its long-term plan is solid.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Look past election noise, Anna Shelley says to superannuation investors.

    Super fund savings will ride out ‘year of elections’: CIOs

    But investment chiefs warn that the rise of populism or an increase in US-China tensions could flow through to short-term returns.

    • Hannah Wootton
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    UniSuper’s investments boss John Pearce jumped on the AI boom early.

    Time to buy into tech stocks has passed, says UniSuper

    Soaring technology stocks helped increase the retirement savings of the fund’s customers last financial year, but it’s hitting the pause button on further investment.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Cbus is standing by its exposure to office property even as valuations continue to fall.

    Heavy office tower exposure drags down Cbus’ annual returns

    But the construction industry super fund stood by its heavy allocation to the asset class, even as its financial year returns fell below rivals.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Aware Super CIO Damian Graham.

    Aware Super cashes in on tech, healthcare bias to return 11pc

    Aware follows several other super funds with high global equities exposure reporting returns of more than 11 per cent for 2023-24 as tech stocks soared.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Anna Shelley’s punt that global equities would perform better than expected last year paid off.

    Retail super funds ride tech boom to outperform industry rivals

    Two of Australia’s largest retail superannuation funds delivered 11-plus per cent returns as they benefited from soaring sharemarkets.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Opportunities still abound in AI, and will for the next 30 years, Mark Delaney says.

    Industry super giant lags rivals with 8.5pc return

    Defensive positioning against equities stung AustralianSuper early in 2023-24, but growing its exposure to soaring technology stocks helped it recover.

    • Hannah Wootton

    June

    Vision Super has invested in Whitehaven since weakening its ESG investment policy.

    Vision Super buys up Whitehaven shares

    The fund, which sells itself to customers as environmentally conscious, has watered down its climate investment promises as “green hushing” continues to rise.

    • Hannah Wootton
    Super fund customers are on track for strong returns this year.

    How much your super fund is expected to grow this financial year

    The expected returns were driven largely by strong performances from overseas equities, Chant West found.

    • Hannah Wootton
    More customers complained about Cbus than any other fund, AFCA data showed.

    Cbus tops list for super complaints

    Cbus also paid $1 million in compensation claims to customers in the first half of the financial year.

    • Hannah Wootton
    The means test is based on residents’ assets and income on the day they move into aged care.

    I have an older-style pension – has the government forgotten about us?

    While legacy income streams were not addressed in the recent federal budget, there are steps you can take to make them easier to work with.

    • John Wasiliev
    The tax on super above $3 million would be on top of the standard 15 per cent tax that is generally paid on tax-concessional contributions by most people.

    Why the proposed new $3m super tax is simpler than you think

    But the devil is in the detail, so the potential for complexity lies in how the “proportion” and “earnings” amounts are worked out.

    • Meg Heffron
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    Top up your concessional contributions to the $27,500 cap before June 30.

    Five things for SMSFs to do before June 30

    Think of it as the world’s most boring, but incredibly profitable, game with the Tax Office.

    • Tim Mackay