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New super transparency rules spark controversy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
ASIC's updated fee and cost disclosure requirements for superannuation funds have sparked controversy among industry stakeholders. The regulator released Regulatory Guide 97 Disclosing fees and costs in PDSs and periodic statements, which includes a ...

Bennelong blends active, passive in equities fund

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... Twenty20 Australian Equities Fund invests passively in the top 20 stocks of the ASX using the same structure as passive funds. But another component of the portfolio invests actively in the ex-ASX20 stocks, using the same investment methodology as in ...

Pension funds globally face solvency issues

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
Many pension funds and insurance companies around the world are staring insolvency in the face unless they adopt measures that address an imbalance between assets and liabilities. This is the view of OECD director financial and enterprise affairs, and ...

Telstra Super CIO to leave fund

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
Telstra Super's chief investment officer is leaving the fund to join an Australian funds management giant. Jim Christensen will join the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) as managing director, global multi-asset on 11 January, reporting to the ...

Bennelong appoints distribution director from CFS

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new director distribution - national accounts. Jonas Daly joins Bennelong from Colonial First State where he held alliance fund management roles and oversaw distribution of FirstChoice multi-manager products. ...

BT makes three investment hires

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... experience working across various industries, most recently as manager, investment strategies at Sunsuper. "As superannuation funds continue to grow, so too will the demand for specialist investment services that cater for the needs of fund members over ...

Advice beats alpha as retirement income source

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... the majority of super fund members," Duffield said. He added that one way to solve the issue is to embrace technology: "Funds can't deliver advice to the mass membership without digital advice being a key component of the total advice offering."

Vision Super calling all low balance members

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015
... low and inactive balances in a bid to keep their accounts active. The customer retention program is aiming to steer member funds away from the administration of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) and consolidate multiple accounts whether they be with Vision ...

Spreading the word

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2015

Mercer enters new engagement era

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015
... The approach sees a connection between: Mercer Edge - a data-driven analytics, marketing and strategy platform for super funds; the deployment of global CRM enterprise solution salesforce.com; a new member registry integrated with customer experience ...