November
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Super and the coming generational wealth transfer
Gens X, Y, and Z are about to come into some money. In what’s become known as the great wealth transfer, in the two decades from 2023 Australia’s over-60s are expected to hand down $6.2 trillion worth of assets to their heirs, says McCrindle.
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Australia’s most complained about super funds revealed
Embattled construction industry fund Cbus topped the list of major funds, new data shows, but complaints across the sector jumped last financial year.
- Hannah Wootton
July
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
- Exclusive
- Nuclear energy
Too uncertain, too slow: funds rule out financing Dutton nuclear plan
The disinterest from superannuation funds comes despite appetite for other energy transition assets and a shortage of domestic investment opportunities.
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Superannuation
Don’t switch super funds until reckoning in unlisted assets is over
Industry fund executives regularly boasted about capitalising on the so-called “illiquidity premium”, but the world has changed.
- Joanna Mather
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
May
The super funds where customers are retiring faster than new ones join
The research from KPMG comes as the $3.6 trillion superannuation industry heads towards the point it is paying out more cash than it brings in.
- Hannah Wootton
