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The myth of economies of scale: bigger is not necessarily better for super funds

  • Written by The Conversation Contributor

It is received wisdom in the Australian superannuation industry that bigger is better. The theory goes that funds with more assets under management will benefit from economies of scale, because the costs of running a superannuation fund are largely fixed and do not change much, whether you are managing assets of A$500 million or $50 billion.

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