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Life insurance consuming dormant super fund balances

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2011
... she said. Vamos said super funds had many ways to counteract the problem and that the industry was changing. "There's one fund that provides excellent insurance benefits but the payment... is attached to the super guarantee contribution," she said. "So ...

Twittering social media takes time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... the superannuation industry finally begins to recognise that they need to enter the social media sphere. Sunsuper is one fund that has taken the plunge, launching a Facebook campaign "Dreams for a better world" in February. The campaign calls on Generation ...

Century Funds manager bid fails

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... will halve the $3.0 million acquisition fee proposed in their Opus 21 trust recapitalisation proposal and to waive year one fund management fees in line with the Century proposal. "Century accepts the absolute determination of the voting process and ...

Century Funds vies to take manager role from Opus

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 FEB 2011
... took over control of two funds from listed diversified property group Becton. "Within 90 days we tripled the returns in one fund and increased the other by 30 per cent, at the same time we put new terms finance over the trust for three years and extended ...

China inflation fears overplayed

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
Financial markets are nervously awaiting the release of Chinese inflation figures this weekend, but one fund manager believes that the concerns are overdone - and the multi-year bull market in Asian equities is only just beginning. Fears are building ...

ASX200 to hit 5,600: forecast

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... equities portfolios of their clients can look forward to the round of forecasts coming through this time of the year - with one fund manager predicting as much as a 20 per cent upside in the ASX200 over the course of 2011. UBS Australia's sell side strategist ...

Ironstone partners advisers in property

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
The issue of investing in residential property, particularly through self managed super funds (SMSF), is highly problematic for financial advisers due to restrictions prohibiting them to offer property-related advice, according to Ironstone Group. Sean ...

LGsuper and City Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... chairman Ron Curtis believe the funds' shared commitment to local government "makes them a natural fit". This will deliver one fund for all government employees across Queensland, according to a joint statement. Both funds have closed defined benefit ...

Snowball stays on track

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
Snowball Group Limited saw funds under management and advice rise 19 per cent to $4.8 billion and management is planning for a busy year ahead. Snowball announced that its underlying NPAT up 2 per cent to $6.2 million, while its funds under management ...

Too much insurance erodes savings

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... part of the end of the financial year "super spring clean", PAS is urging its members to consolidate their super into one fund, to bring together their life, TPD insurance and retirement savings under one roof. Professional Associations Super includes ...