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Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
If you think the majority of people who seek insurance and consolidation advice are older Australians, then think again - new research shows fund members aged 25 and below are the primary seekers of single issue advice. John McMurtrie, chief executive ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
NAB Super joins the growing number of funds that are cutting their Australian equities exposure and finetuning their alternatives assets portfolios. The corporate fund made tactical changes to its asset allocation in conjunction with its asset consultant ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Two of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper and AMP, said a fully cohesive superannuation industry will never be achieved, as retail and not-for-profit super funds cannot completely set aside their differences to tackle the toughest issues ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten compared the bickering among the super fund industry's factions to a Monty Python sketch and said it's time for them to deliver something back to the community in return for the government support they receive. Minister ...

Qantas eyes alternatives, cools on equities

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Qantas Super has reduced its exposure to international and local equities in favour of hedge funds, unlisted infrastructure and return seeking credit following an asset allocation update. The $5 billion super fund has made a 5 per cent boost to its ...

Trustees call to scrap MySuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Two prominent superannuation industry experts have argued that MySuper should be axed, saying it will only worsen member complacency and completely fails to tackle the two major issues in super - engagement and adequacy. David Galbally QC, chairman ...

New fee model for contributions

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Cuscal is hoping to make its mark in the super rollover and contributions market after rolling out its e-commerce offering, ClickSuper - offering employers a different approach to making super payments. Cuscal introduced ClickSuper two months ago, a ...

New board at India Equities

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
Investors at India Equities Fund voted against the board's proposed return of capital at last Friday's EGM, replacing them with three new directors nominated by shareholder GW Holdings. The directors of India Equities Fund previously said that if shareholders ...

Bank planners more trusted than family: survey

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
The onus is on bank-aligned financial planners to lead the way in providing professional advice after a national survey released this month found that two in five Australians are more likely to depend on the big four banks for advice ahead of their ...

Net tightens around share trading: ASIC

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The financial services watchdog, which yesterday released a consultation package on a new regulatory framework for the shares market, said it is "well-prepared" to start regulating multi-market activity, while boosting competition in equity exchange ...