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Don't be afraid of sales, industry funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2014
... if they are to compete with retail funds in an increasingly open market, according to Metta Group director and AustralianSuper consultant Clive Wilkinson. Speaking to an audience of not-for-profit superannuation representatives hosted by the Australian ...

ISA and FSC prepare for Federal Court clash

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2014
... industry bodies. ISA has two tiers of membership in the industry superannuation sector. Its five full members - AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS, HESTA, Cbus and MTAA - contribute to the body's lobbying and research activities. The remaining 10 contribute to ...

AustralianSuper consortium picks up QLD motorways for $7bn

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
AustralianSuper, as part of a consortium led by toll road owner Transurban, is set to pay $7 billion to buy a string of Brisbane motorways from the Queensland government. The consortium said it had signed an agreement to buy Queensland Motorways, which ...

PROFILE: Cbus chief executive David Atkin

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... unions, Atkin followed the well-trodden path from union to industry fund, landing a job as communications officer at AustralianSuper's predecessor, Superannuation Trust of Australia (STA). While the industry fund movement was largely born out of the ...

AustralianSuper markets ME Bank products to members

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
ME Bank largest shareholder AustralianSuper is marketing a bank product through promotional emails to its members. In an email sent to AustralianSuper members last week, the superfund specified that it does not receive commissions as a result of its ...

Industry heralds government capital recycling plan

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... help fund the nation's infrastructure needs." Industry fund bosses have also welcomed the move enthusiastically. AustralianSuper head of infrastructure Jason Peasely told the Australian Financial Review that it represents the greatest alignment between ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... single expression to describe the situation that the industry faces: "We're in the midst of a perfect storm," AustralianSuper group executive of membership Paul Schroder says. Overall life insurance net profit after tax in the year to December 31, 2013 ...

Industry pushes for more consumer protection under FoFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... pendulum is swinging back to a more realistic implementation of consumer requirements and reduction of red tape." AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk attributed the government's sudden change of strategy to the strong campaign that some industry ...

Silk questions value of financial services intermediaries

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has questioned the value of financial services intermediaries such as advisers, mortgage brokers and superannuation trustees. Silk spoke yesterday at a panel session on "the over-intermediation of financial services" ...

FoFA freeze a consequence of pro-consumer campaign: Silk

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2014
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said that Senator Mathias Cormann's decision to freeze the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) regulation is a consequence of "a surprisingly strong campaign" against "elements" that were pushing the legislation ...