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Average Super Fund Return Was 13% In 2014 – APRA

APRA just released their Superannuation Fund-level Profiles and Financial Performance (interim edition). Superannuation funds included in this publication represent the vast majority of superannuation assets regulated by APRA. It contains data for all APRA-regulated superannuation funds with more than four members. Pooled superannuation trusts (PSTs) have been excluded from the publication publications as their assets … Continue reading “Average Super Fund Return Was 13% In 2014 – APRA”

Banking Fees Cost $11.6 bn

We have updated our bank fee analysis, to take account of the 2013 data from the RBA. They collect fees data from 17 banks operating in Australia, covering over 90 per cent of total banking sector assets. Each bank provides data on income received over the financial year that is used as the basis for … Continue reading “Banking Fees Cost $11.6 bn”

First Time Buyers Get The Investment Bug – Big Time

The most recent ABS data continues to underscore the fact that Owner Occupied First Time Buyers are sitting out of the market. In original terms, the number of first home buyer commitments as a percentage of total owner occupied housing finance commitments fell to 11.8% in August 2014 from 12.2% in July 2014. However, this … Continue reading “First Time Buyers Get The Investment Bug – Big Time”

ASIC Warns On Super And Managed Investment Fees

ASIC today released a report into fee disclosure practices for super and managed investments.  The intention of the fee and cost disclosure requirements is to promote comparability of products. However, ASIC’s review of industry practices indicates that there is significant variation in the disclosure of fees and costs. A key driver of this variation is … Continue reading “ASIC Warns On Super And Managed Investment Fees”

Why FOFA Matters So Much

Last week, the Future of Financial Advice regulations were tabled in Parliament, following the recently published Senate review.  As currently incarnated they have the potential to drive a coach and horses through the original intentions of the FOFA reforms. Today we explore why this is so, and highlight some of the consequences for both the managed … Continue reading “Why FOFA Matters So Much”