Big-name funds lag the market

BANK executives, postal workers and university staff are among those best placed for retirement, based on the long-term performance of their superannuation funds.

Consumers want accountability

Baby boomers are angry at the poor performance of super funds.

Time for institutional investors to act

Nine in 10 of us believe chief executives get paid too much.

Setback turns AMP from player to potential prey of the banks

AMP has become synonymous with near-death experiences since its demutualisation about a decade ago. George Trumbull took a disastrous tilt at GIO. Paul Batchelor made an ill-fated expansion into Britain. Andrew Mohl spent his early tenure watching the British crisis deepen before steadying the ship.

Super plea for infrastructure

A REPORT has called on the Federal Government to find ways of tapping Australia's $1 trillion pool of superannuation savings to finance key infrastructure projects.

Annus Horribilis For Super Funds Caught In The Storm

As super funds brace to report their worst calendar year on record, the question for investors is: did it have to be this bad? The dreaded November figures are due out on Monday, but in the 12 months to October 31 the average balanced super fund had lost 17.61 per cent, according to the researcher SuperRatings. What's worse, the past year was showing signs of having all but eroded the benefits of the double digit returns leading up to this crash.

Super Funds Milking The Cash Cow Fare Best

THE worst returns on record for superannuation funds are bringing the global credit crisis into the homes of millions of Australians.

Super Savings Savaged

AUSTRALIA's major super funds have suffered their biggest monthly fall in value since the arrival of compulsory superannuation 16 years ago, dragged down by a battered sharemarket left weakened by the global credit crisis.

Sombre Times For Super. But Where Does Default Lie?

Next week we should finally know how much damage has been done to our super funds in the past year's financial turmoil. The average fund is predicted to have lost about 6 per cent of your nest egg, but returns will probably vary quite significantly around this figure.

Look What They've Done To My Super Funds, Ma!

On the brink of the worst super returns in years, investors should ignore the urge to purge, reports SIMON HOYLE.

Funds Brace For A Sea Of Red

Super funds are facing uncharted territory as they prepare to announce their worst returns in more than 20 years.

Super Funds Rated By Green Choices

THE environmental and social credentials of superannuation funds are about to go under the microscope, with a ratings agency naming the best and worst.

Sherry Walks Into Super's Exploding Minefield

THE boom times in self-managed super funds, in which they have attracted about a quarter of the total $1.2 trillion super pot, are about to end.

Investors To Access The Best Of British

AUSTRALIAN investors and superannuation funds will soon have a chance to invest in British growth companies that outperform one of the world's pre-eminent markets. Inteq, the investment bank subsidiary of British-based niche banking firm Blue Oar, is now approaching Australian super funds and institutions to put money into a special index of British companies that regularly outperforms the FTSE100 and FTSE250. The Blue Oar Unique Index Fund, which will start in June, will focus on 35 to 40 ...

Super Industry Braces After Downturn

AUSTRALIANS lost about 5% of their superannuation money last month and super funds are bracing for the calls as people demand an explanation.

Farewell To All Those Expensive Super Funds

The superannuation sector is buzzing about a report last week that at least 400, and perhaps as many as 600, corporate super funds may close or merge rather than meet the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority's new licensing requirements.

Super Funds Need To Embrace Web

KPMG says a third of super funds open to the pubic do not provide online account details for members

Golden Year For Super Funds Delivers Best Returns In A Decade

It's official. The 2004 calendar year produced the best superannuation fund returns in a decade on the back of a buoyant Australian sharemarket and strong listed property investments, super industry research house Intech Investment Consultants has found.