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SMSF trustees are looking for mentors

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers need to ditch traditional advice models and become mentors to succeed in the self-managed superannuation market, an industry expert told the 17th Annual Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium yesterday. Andrea Slattery, chief executive ...

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers, superannuation funds and funds managers have the chance to comment on the Federal Government proposal to halve taxes on interest income. Minister for Financial Services Bill Shorten has released a discussion paper outlining the move ...

Big six use advisers for sales while clients confused on independence

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... funds they establish to their parent fund manager, a study released today by Roy Morgan Research has found. The Superannuation and Wealth Management in Australia report found the product funneling trend was largely unchanged over the last three years. ...

Rainmaker reveals 2011 Sales & Marketing Excellence Awards

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... Lifetime Annuities. Australian Super's Brook Carter and Paul Schroder picked up awards for marketer of the year (superannuation) and wealth executive of the year, respectively. PIMCO's Peter Dorrian earned the Rainmaker marketer of the year in investment ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
... based on year-to-year performance," said Hill. Recent data released by Rainmaker Research predicted an average superannuation balanced fund return of around 8% for the year. REST has 1.9 million members.

HOSTPLUS serves up online engagement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
HOSTPLUS plans to repeat its social media campaign to place an apprentice chef in one of Australia's leading restaurants after generating high levels of member engagement with its debut outing, the Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium heard today. ...

IOOF tweaks platform risk insurance for super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Financial services company IOOF has introduced changes to its platform risk insurance for superannuation, it said today. The firm, which had $104.5 billion in funds under advice and management as of March 31, said it had collaborated with TAL Life Limited ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Catholic Super, Solaris Investment Management, Hyperion Asset Management and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors will be represented in the election for the UN principles for responsible investment (PRI) advisory council late this month. ...

Qantas signs up Russell for FX trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Qantas Superannuation has outsourced its foreign exchange trades for active global equities and alternatives to Russell Implementation Services (RIS). Qantas Super, the trustee of the airlines $6 billion fund, has appointed RIS to provide agency foreign ...

Technology no help without standardisation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Employers will no longer be able to pay their superannuation obligations by cheque after 2014 when mandatory data standards come in, if SuperStream recommendations come to fruition, a superannuation expert has said. At present the move is still at the ...