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AGEST bungles returns

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
AGEST Super has written to some members advising them that they have either been under or over paid - after custodian BNP Paribas miscalculated returns. The mistake will cause approximately 5000 balances being revised down and 18,000 revised up. "We ...

AIST appoints executive manager of education

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Meegan George to the newly created role of executive manager - education. George will head up the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees's (AIST) education team and assume ...

Gen Y leans away from SMSF cash holdings

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Generation Y has been the most active in terms of changing their SMSF asset allocations in the past 12 months, favouring a higher portion of their portfolio in equities with lower cash balances. That's one of the findings of The SMSF Generations Report ...

Former UniSuper CIO joins legalsuper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... qualified and experienced people especially at a time when investment markets remain volatile and competition between superannuation funds continues to increase." St John left UniSuper in 2009 after eight years citing the desire to tend to personal business ...

ING Direct prepares for retail super foray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Online bank ING Direct is lining up to enter Australia's $374bn retail superannuation market with plans for the Q3 launch of a retirement savings product. Product details are yet to be released although a spokesperson for the bank said their SMSF savings ...

Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Former Rudd-government Minister for Superannuation and former senator Nick Sherry will join Ernst & Young's superannuation practice in the capacity of senior advisor. Working with Ernst & Young's national superannuation leader Maree Pallisco, Sherry ...

NGS Super moves into Qld, WA

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... Super to become involved at a grass-roots level when new non-government schools open their doors, and offer a new superannuation fund option for staff members," said Rodwell-Ball. "In Queensland, we'll focus on increasing our brand awareness among independent ...

Alternatives beyond reach for in-house

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Pension funds bringing research in house might need more staff than they think to internally manage alternative investments with any success. "One of the issues with alternatives is that the burden of due diligence is very high. At my last job we had ...

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
Consolidation resulting from Stronger Super has the potential to lead to perverse outcomes, according to one Russell Investments executive. Speaking at the Russell Australian Investment Summit on Friday, Graham Harman, director of Capital Markets Research ...

Babson Capital gaining traction

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... available in Australia, which has been limited because of the banks' stranglehold. Discussions with Australian superannuation funds are progressing well, and there is a definite interest in investing in the fund, whether through an account, or as a co-managed ...