Superannuation Funds

The prominence of superannuation (super) in Australia means superannuation funds management is big business. Australia’s funds management market is the fourth-largest in the world. Much of this is due to the nation’s $1.3 trillion superannuation system, which ensures a steady flow of retirement savings into the market. Investment managers have benefited from this flow. In March 2010, about 43% of the $1.1 trillion in funds under investment managers were in the form of superannuation savings.

We advise superannuation funds to meet the growing demand for clear, comprehensive, impartial and professional advice on the increasingly complex issues facing superannuation schemes in the modern economic environment. Our clients range from the largest superannuation funds in the country to small bespoke clients requiring customised advice.

We work with our clients in a variety of areas including:

• Source a fully integrated system for a superannuation fund to establish and monitor its corporate governance policy, and then monitor the actual voting behaviour of their fund manager.
• Undertake fee benchmarking reviews for superannuation funds and then support them in fee renegotiations with their custodian.
• Achieve significant cash management savings for a superannuation fund by resolving operational problems between its fund managers and custodian.