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Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Infrastructure is the best long-term investment, according to research by the Industry Super Network (ISN). The research shows that $100 invested 15 years ago would be worth $562 today. This makes infrastructure by far the strongest performer over the ...

Bureaucratic processes hinder infrastructure investment: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The Industry Super Network (ISN) has told the federal government that Industry SuperFunds are ready to invest up to $15 billion in infrastructure, if certain impediments are lifted. "Australia has an infrastructure deficit of up to $770 billion, and ...

Superfund Wholesale's new tool cuts SMSF set-up to 20 mins

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) administrator Superfund Wholesale has launched a new cloud-based application designed to help financial advisors establish an SMSF in less than 20 minutes. The new iSystem application was designed create a closer collaboration ...

CORRECTION: Unfair 2-and-20 fees cast shadow over future of VCs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
Venture capital and private equity fund managers face the prospect of missing out on high-scale superannuation asset allocation mandates if the sector continues to charge "outperformance" fees despite non-performance. In the world of superannuation ...

Senior members announced to Industry Super Network board

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
... corporations. He also acts as the Australian Government's automotive envoy. Bracks is chair of the board for Industry SuperFund Cbus. Collins has had a varied career as a company director, parliamentarian, military and naval reserve officer, barrister ...

AustralianSuper to invest $5bn in property

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... will maintain a similar proportion of assets in property. In its search for viable investment options, the $46 billion superfund will be looking for a smaller number of larger core investments. "We anticipate that the portfolio will have a slight bias ...

Super roundtable supports small business clearing house

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
A Council of Small Businesses of Australia (COSBOA) proposal to better promote the Government's small business super clearing house has received support from the fourth meeting of the Government's industry superannuation roundtable. Around 32,000 businesses ...

AGEST merger put on hold

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
... and superannuation Bill Shorten, said that the measures "removes a barrier that would have prevented otherwise sound superfund mergers from proceeding." "We haven't abandoned the merger, we are just waiting until the legislation goes through," said AGEST ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... has passed legislation that will give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority greater powers to pursue "rogue superfund directors". The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012 provides the ...

Gap increasing between consumers and cost of advice

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
... likely to contact a financial planner, but the proportion who say they are most likely to contact their super fund or a superfund representative rather than a financial planner or accountant is increasing fast," said the report.