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Ban insurance commissions in super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... reaching up to 35 per cent. To put it into context, these commission payments are a major reason why group rates from master trusts are up to 50 per cent higher than group rates from not-for-profit funds, according to Rainmaker Information data. The ...

Challenger wins $650m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... communications at Challenger, confirmed the deal was struck with a major asset consultant which advises corporate master trusts. The GIR was launched to target institutional clients, promising an indexed return linked to fixed interest indices. The $650 ...

New performance reporting standards for retail funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... not-for-profit funds and retail funds. A particular focus however is to better reflect "member experience" in corporate master trusts and for large account balance holders where members can receive fee rebates that significantly lower their effective ...

Asgard spends big on platform upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
... require," he said. Asgard has also improved its equities services and enhanced its cash capabilities within its master trusts, including the ability for the adviser to shift between different cash levels and also allow advisers to turn off the automatic ...

Instos still lukewarm on climate change risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2010
... group, 63 per cent were industry funds, 22 per cent government funds followed by a 'quite low' response rate from master trusts. The key finding was that half of the funds do not have climate change issues integrated into their policy framework, up from ...

The audacity of Mark Bouris and Ray Miles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2010
... Miles are completely sidestepping the models that have worked in the past for planners, namely conventional wraps, master trusts and multi-managers. The syndicate wants more control over pricing, transparency and disclosure, and the investment menus ...

Rohan heads AustralianSuper account

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
... AustralianSuper to bring Tower's insurance arrangements to fund members. He has experience working with industry funds, master trusts and consulting firms. Recognising the size of AustralianSuper, TOWER Australia has sought to establish a dedicated Melbourne-based ...

Super could post double-digit returns in 2010: research

... double-digit returns by the start of the year. "The Christmas cheer in superannuation is now so widespread the gap between master trusts and not-for-profit funds has contracted back to just one percentage point," said Dunnin. SelectingSuper research ...

AXA unveils new group insurance website

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
... enhancements will enable advisers to search for policy documents on-line which will be useful for complicated plans like master trusts, where each sub-plan has a separate schedule. "We have also included a secure document submission which feeds directly ...

Computershare to challenge industry incumbents

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... integrated its unit registry services for fund managers, friendly societies, custodians, investment banks, platforms and master trusts, according to a media statement from the tech firm. The upgraded service delivers greater flexibility, reduced costs ...