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Count morphs into super entity with new AFSL

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... around FOFA has positioned Count to become an Investor Directed Portfolio Services (IDPS) operator and Responsible Superannuation Entity (RSE) in respect of its strategic platform offerings. The independent dealer group said the cut of volume related ...

Managed accounts central to advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... the high levels of super that filters into these products, around 60-70 per cent of dollars coming through being superannuation guarantee dollars. "It is going to be much better for all of us if we can all get into that area," said Fechner. However ...

Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
The $17 billion industry fund Sunsuper is actively increasing its focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment by creating a new management role. Stuart Wilson, former chief executive officer at the Australian Shareholders' Association ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... 12 months compared to 9 per cent for the year to end February, and given this asset class holds one-third of all superannuation it's bound to slow down the entire superannuation savings pool. International shares which make up another 22 per cent of ...

UniSuper chair to retire

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
University superannuation fund UniSuper is to appoint director Chris Cuffe as chairman when Elizabeth Bryan steps down from the role at the end of June. Cuffe was a former chief executive of Colonial First State Investments and Challenger Financial ...

Super funds at risk of cyber crime

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
Superannuation funds risk losing their member's details to identity thieves if they don't protect their systems, internet security firm Pure Hacking said today. Ty Miller, chief technology officer of the ethical hacking security and testing firm, said ...

Foreign shocks sparks IT scrutiny

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... it also supports one of the largest internet service providers in the southern hemisphere. The company said the superannuation industry usually lags the big banks in disaster recovery technology, and needed to do more to protect itself.

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... said the Association of Super Funds of Australia (ASFA). "Despite significant tax incentives for making voluntary superannuation contributions, only around 20 per cent of employees do. As well, the incidence of making salary sacrifice only really begins ...

Direct investors dump managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... directly or indirectly, but with 95 per cent of Australian employees already holding shares indirectly through their superannuation these results are prone to over-interpretation.

Future Fund dabbles in India

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... listed website. The fund manages public money to assist future governments in meeting the cost of public sector superannuation liabilities. In its March quarter portfolio update, the Future Fund said that it had allocated $2.49 billion, or 3.4 per cent ...