Friday, 3 September 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according to Jeremy Cooper.
Read more »Friday, 3 September 2010
NGS Super and Cuesuper plan to merge, creating a $3.5 billion fund with 90,000 members by April next year.
Read more »Thursday, 2 September 2010
The chief of Australia's largest industry fund, AustralianSuper, is urging politicians, especially the independents, to rank superannuation adequacy high on the agenda as negotiations progress to form the next government.
Read more »Wednesday, 1 September 2010
In what it calls one of the most important board decisions it will make this year, StatewideSuper has signed JANA for three years, terminating its previous asset consultant, Access Capital Advisers.
Read more »Wednesday, 1 September 2010
More than 90 per cent of SMSF advisers support raising competency levels through the proposed Future of Financial Advice Reforms - while 6 out of 10 advisers agree SMSF auditors should be registered with ASIC, new research shows.
Read more »Tuesday, 31 August 2010
A new report adds to mounting research that many Australians are ill-prepared for retirement with only one in 10 likely to have enough money to maintain their lifestyle once they quit the rat race.
Read more »Tuesday, 31 August 2010
When it comes to the number of investment options offered by super funds, Australians say 'less is more', research shows.
Read more »Friday, 27 August 2010
Queensland government funds LGsuper and City Super are considering a merger to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members.
Read more »Friday, 27 August 2010
The US financial watchdog has cracked down on the state of New Jersey for securities fraud pertaining to fake municipal bond offerings and underfunding two of the state's largest pension funds.
Read more »Friday, 27 August 2010
Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium yesterday on how super funds and fund managers can collaborate more on investments, one super fund suggested the idea of creating tailored resources mandates.
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