Lachlan Maddock

A number of super funds managing less than $10 billion have been slugged with an increase in their restricted APRA levy of more than 80 per cent even as the regulator pushes them to keep costs down.

A new report “from the coalface” of super fund investing has gone some way to quantifying the cost of shonky investment management, with members potentially losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The $13 billion Mine Super is headed for a merger with TWU that will diversify both funds' member bases into new sectors, plug gaps in their portfolios and prepare it for a world where bigger is (allegedly) better.

To deliver for its highly engaged member base, UniSuper must walk a fine line between investing responsibly for their future and meeting their demands around climate change in the here and now.

The $26 billion TelstraSuper has become the latest corporate super fund to weigh its merger options in the face of increasing competition and scale issues in the rapidly consolidating industry.

Systemic risk in the superannuation system likely doesn't stem from funds themselves, but from their service provider relationships. Regulators need to be thinking harder about where and how it arises – something they're not necessarily well set up to do.

Big asset owners and managers are embracing the private markets as one avenue for growth, but the complexity that brings to portfolios means they also need to get a better view of what might be decades of siloed information.

Australia's private debt space might be booming, but a large number of new and established managers are operating in an increasingly crowded space according to Causeway Financial.

The Coalition's plan to let Australians access their superannuation for a house deposit would create a “budget blackhole”, according to modelling commissioned by the Super Members Council.

Bigger isn't always better when it comes to member services. Megafunds might be able to mass customise, but when you've got two million members it's tough to bring the personal touch.