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CHOICE rates reverse mortgages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
CHOICE has reviewed 23 reverse mortgages against a range of what it believes are "good practice" standards and found 10 to be satisfactory, 11 to be not good enough and two to be poor. The results are published in the latest CHOICE consumer magazine ...

CalPERS pre-empts healthcare funding crisis

... mandate will, in the future, extend beyond the usual health benefits and to other post-employment perks such as dental, vision, and hearing benefits. "There is no question that prefunding future retiree health benefit costs offers many benefits to public ...

Vision Super goes public

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2007
Vision Super has been granted a public offer licence and will soon be launching its new public offer Vision Superannuation Fund (VSF). The new fund will be based on the current fund but will include new products and features, enabling the employer-sponsored ...

Smith to depart ASFA

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2007
Philippa Smith has announced her resignation as chief executive officer of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Smith has been at the helm of ASFA for the past nine years. "I am immensely proud of what I and the team at ASFA ...

Vision Super eyes shopping sprees in China

Vision Super plans to cash in on China's economic growth by awarding a $38.5 million property mandate to the Macquarie Wanda Real Estate Fund, an investment vehicle focusing on Chinese shopping centres. "The opportunities in Australia's direct property ...

Public companies could learn from private equity: Tyndall

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2007
According to Tyndall, private equity managers are providing a shining example to public company directors of the level of outperformance they should be aiming for, as equities returns look set to dry up in the second half of 2007. Tyndall's head of ...

Finsia expands education to Korea

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2006
The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia) has entered into a strategic partnership with the Korea Securities Dealers Association (KSDA) that will see Finsia provide education and training to financial professionals across Korea. The Memorandum ...

Housing and super can work together: Max Super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
The New Zealand Government's proposal to let their KiwSaver scheme members divert part of their super into home mortgages may not be as crazy as it seems, particularly if it helps boost total retirement savings. "The Australian Government should look ...

Mergers deliver cost savings to members

Vision Super and CARE Super may have abandoned plans to merge but those who took the leap, such as AustralianSuper and AUSCOAL Super, are enjoying big savings from merging their operations. Speaking at the annual Fund Executives Association (FEAL) conference ...

Vision appoints ESS exec as GM

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
Vision Super has announced the appointment of former Emergency Services Super manager of investments and superannuation operations to the role of general manager. Chris Artis, currently completing his MBA at Melbourne University, will join Vision Super ...