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Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Legislation consolidating the trustee arrangements of the Commonwealth's main military and civilian superannuation schemes into a single entity passed the Senate this week. In a statement, the government said the new structure will modernise commonwealth ...

Credit Suisse appoints former BlackRock MD

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... funds management experience, will work closely with the Credit Suisse Pension Coverage Group, which services the superannuation sector. "Will has a mandate to grow all three of our business lines, across alternative investments, asset allocation and ...

Minister faces down advisers over opt-in, risk

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... in the House of Representatives to oppose opt-in provisions and the banning of commissions for risk insurance in superannuation. On superannuation risk commissions, Minister Shorten reminded advisers they were bound by the best-interest duty, and said ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is seeking a new, senior policy specialist following the appointment of their director of policy, Louise Du Pre-Alba, to AustralianSuper. Du Pre-Alba is leaving ASFA following the conclusion ...

Russell hires 35 new staff, makes three senior appointments

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... Michael Clarke, previously of AMP Capital Investors, has been appointed managing director of industry and government superannuation, and will also work from Sydney. Alister Van der Maas was promoted to managing director, New Zealand, and will be based ...

LG Super awards $150m global equity mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... issues, in addition to the input of Mercer Investment Consulting. Currently LGS is a member of Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), which supports green investing and invests in overseas clean tech investment projects such as windfarms ...

Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Westpac has gone on the attack against lost superannuation and instructed its 700 bank branches to pull out all stops to help their customers track down and consolidate any lost superannuation monies. The problem with lost super is not just that half ...

Rainmaker launches Market Entry Report in Monaco

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... Information has launched its inaugural report on how offshore fund managers can tap the country's $1.7 trillion superannuation and wealth management market to a global audience in Monaco today. Rainmaker released the 2011 Fund Management in Australia ...

AustralianSuper creates governance role

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
AustralianSuper has further redefined the 'super fund' mould by creating a new governance role and expanding its position in the wealth management industry. Andrew Gray will join the fund in July in the newly-created role of governance manager in the ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Only one-third of people with superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning ...