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Super returns crash below 5%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
Super fund median default rolling 12 month returns have crashed down from a rolling 12 month median return of 8.7% at end June 2011 to 4.9% at end July, according to the latest SelectingSuper fund performance survey. Despite the volatility, long-term ...

Northern Trust MD changes hands

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... will continue our growth as a full-service provider to these markets." Northern Trust offers custody solutions for superannuation funds and investment managers, globally the firm has assets under custody of US$4.4 trillion, and assets under investment ...

Brookes departs as CCSL chief

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
Chief executive officer Nicholas Brookes will leave superannuation trustee business CCSL today, following the company's sale to Diversa Group in April. Brookes founded CCSL in 2006 and has built up a healthy client base of 22 with $1.2 billion of funds ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... discussing the state of Australia's economy and the Government's plans for growth, Prime Minister Gillard said superannuation plays a crucial role in the nation's economic stability, playing a key macro-economic role alongside fiscal and monetary policy. ...

Mercer super members seek help in volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... maintaining regular contact. "As a result, our financial advice clients have not called up in the same volumes as our superannuation members. They have long term diversified strategies in place and they understand the nature of the markets and the impact ...

Qantas Super CEO Torney resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... Super chair. "On behalf of the Board we thank Janet for her commitment and wish her well for the future". Qantas Superannuation has over 33,000-member and around $6b in funds under management.

ASIC tightens advice advertising

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... of the products they are buying," Medcraft said. "When you think about the Australian financial system with the superannuation system, everyone in the country is responsible for their own investment decision so it is important they are able to make the ...

Bonds, where the real money is

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... institutions better get used to complaining about the rush of money moving into cash and TDs rather than managed funds and superannuation accounts. This Chess tournament is just getting started. Ben Ong is on annual leave

FOFA: Opt-in obligations, ASIC

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... legislation of the Future of Financial Advice today. Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced the draft reforms, now open for public consultation. The two-year renewal opt-in for financial advisers ...

FOFA: Government extends soft-dollar benefit ban to non-super risk insurance

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... the Future of Financial Advice draft legislation announced today. It will now include risk insurance outside of superannuation. The ban, scheduled to go live on July 1, 2012, means financial advisers cannot accept benefits such as free overseas trips ...