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Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... Mercer has a strong track record in superannuation administration services with expertise in defined benefit, defined contribution and hybrid administration. She understands Mercer intends to create a Centre of Excellence Hub in the Illawarra region ...

Rethinking risk through goals-based investing

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2016
... the system really was developed focusing on accumulation," she says. "And now it needs to be developed. Our defined contribution system has the advantage of being pre-funded, which is significant as it gives the system a lot of inherent flexibility. ...

LGIAsuper and Bravura extend partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... using Sonata," Todd said. The LGIAsuper Sonata implementation project will commence later this year for both defined contribution and defined benefit plans.

Military to get defined contribution super scheme

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
People joining the military will have a new defined contribution superannuation scheme from 1 July. From that date ADF Super will be the default fund for anyone joining the permanent Australian Defence Force. The fully-funded accumulation plan has an ...

UK pensions not fussed about in-housing

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... heart." For all the talk of UK pensions exerting fee pressure on managers, in part due to the fee cap on defined contribution schemes' default funds, charges were only the fourth-most-significant factor for UK pensions when hiring managers. They are ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... interesting picture. London-based Fraser said pension innovation in the UK currently seeks ideas from Australia's defined contribution system but that is going to turn around. He said the UK will hand down its 2016 budget during CMSF and the global pension ...

Public sector retirees angry over income exemption cuts

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2016
Tens of thousands of public sector pensioners are learning the scale of changes to their defined benefit schemes that sees cuts to exemptions for the Centrelink pension income test. In June last year the federal parliament introduced a 10% cap on defined ...

Zurich appoints global life chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... June 2012. He also became Zurich's UK country head in 2014. Prior to Zurich, he was managing director, UK defined contribution and retail at Fidelity Worldwide Investment. He has also held positions at Prudential Group, AXA, the Automobile Association ...

Target date funds just 3% US retirement assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... funds account for just 2% of Individual Retirement Accounts although they account for a larger 8% share of defined contribution funds established by employers. But in addition to retirement target date funds, the US mutual fund market also includes a ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... account for 67% of total assets among the world's top pension funds, down from 75% five years ago. During 2014 defined contribution (DC) assets grew the most, up by about 5%. Newfield said the two key drivers behind Australian growth were the net inflows ...