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Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Australian superannuation fund trustees lack investment experience and must learn to take a hands-off approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment ...

Diversa appoints CEO, goes into trading halt

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Listed superannuation and investment company Diversa has reshuffled its board and executive team as the business looks to integrate its standalone businesses after a period of acquisition. Diversa's former head of Investment Management and current head ...

Australians clueless about age pension

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

SMSFs missing out on overseas performance

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013

ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
... report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries, caused ...

NAB Asset Servicing wins Prime Super contract

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
National Australia Bank's (NAB) Asset Servicing business has hung onto its contract to provide custodial services to Prime Super. The $ 1.6 billion industry fund for regional and rural Australia has been a client of NAB Asset Servicing since 2007 and ...

ANZ, BHP, Tidswell get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... Super product is bundled through the OnePath Masterfund that is administered by OnePath Custodians. BHP Billiton Superannuation's MySuper option is called MySuper Default Option. Tidswell's MySuper authorisation meanwhile applies to its Smartsave MySuper ...

Funds market climbs 12.7% to $1.6tr

STAFF WRITERS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
... the growth was the 24% ASX return, the 33% return from international equities and an estimated $139 billion in superannuation inflows, noted the research from Rainmaker. These strong fundamentals have pushed three home grown investment managers through ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... leader and chairman of Shartru Wealth Management John Hewson wants the new government to conduct an overhaul of the superannuation system to loosen the Labor Party's grip on the sector. The former politician and economist told Financial Standard that ...

Super likely to fall under Treasury

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
Superannuation and financial services will likely fall under the Treasury portfolio, a decision that industry bodies have welcomed. Joe Hockey as Treasurer and Arthur Sinodinos as Assistant Treasurer are likely to oversee the superannuation and financial ...