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Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... and lower real yields in traditional asset classes have been identified as the key challenges facing Australian superannuation. A discussion at recent Centre for Investor Education Fund Leader and Chief Investment Officer forums centred on the possible ...

Legacy systems cause super funds to rethink op models

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... administered, according to software provider SimCorp. The number of mergers which have occurred in the Australian superannuation industry following the Cooper Review have resulted in super funds dealing with multiple cumbersome legacy systems. The move ...

Russell completes Prime Super transition

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... Russell. The new administration model at Russell was specifically tailored to meet the needs of Australia's largest superannuation funds, according to a statement at the time of the announcement. The model includes new features including an improved ...

Forum: Women Driving Change

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... upwards, meeting diversity targets that way rather than simply enforcing quotas at a higher level. The gender gap in superannuation was also an area of great concern for the table, with Melissa Fuller, deputy chief executive of RiceWarner Actuaries referring ...

Second exposure draft on IMR laws released

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... working with industry to implement these important reforms," said Bill Shorten, Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation in a statement issued yesterday. The Government announced the final element of the IMR on December 16 2011, with legislation ...

Wealthtrac signals expansion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Independent superannuation and investment platform provider Wealthtrac has signalled plans for expansion and diversification on the strength of increased FUM. "Since July 2011, Wealthtrac increased its FUM by over 10%. In a market that fell by 10% ...

Total super industry assets grow to $1.31 trillion: APRA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Total assets in the super industry, including SMSFs and balance of life office statutory funds, increased by $15.8 bn to $1.31 trillion in the year ending December 31, 2011. Latest quarterly super performance figures from APRA show an increase of $23.8 ...

Super funds still shunning women trustees

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... then they obviously aren't looking very hard," he said. But as poor as female trustee board representation is in superannuation, it's far better than among directors of listed companies where only 10% are women, according to research published by the ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... responsible officer of a body corporate that is a trustee, investment manager or custodian of an APRA-regulated superannuation entity without obtaining APRA's prior written consent. He has also told APRA he doesn't intend to ask for permission to return ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... people who sit on the boards of super funds and the standards they adhere to. The new Financial Services Council's Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy will cover the independence of superannuation chairpersons and directors, the disclosure of ...