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SMSFs avg balances hit $1m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... myths. An analysis the researcher conducted into SMSF figures available from the Australian Taxation Office and the superannuation regulator APRA revealed that the average fund is now near $1 million with an average member balance of $500,000 receiving ...

Offshore fund managers tap Northern Trust

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... opportunity for custody service providers as funds are now evaluating its custody services more intensively. "The superannuation market has experienced significant changes through reforms but also mergers, super funds are taking this opportunity to refocus ...

Govt claims MRRT as super victory

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
The Federal Government said yesterday's agreement to mining tax changes has helped ensure the raising of the superannuation guarantee from 9 per cent to 12 per cent. Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said in a media release that Minerals Resources Rent ...

Russell moves into industry fund admin

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... Government Funds, Russell, said the administration model had been tailored to the specific needs of Australia's largest superannuation funds. Prime Super, an industry fund whose 150,000 members are from rural and regional Australia, has moved to Russell ...

Church ministers urged to save

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Church ministers and pastors across Australia will receive advice on planning for retirement as Christian Super runs regular 'boot camps' following its New South Wales event this month. The $552 million fund gave presentations to nineteen Church of ...

KPMG investment consulting no direct threat

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... specialised investment consulting offering will fill a significant gap in the market for direct investment advice to superannuation funds, said its head, James O'Leary. KPMG Investment Consulting officially launched this week after more than six months ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... McGuirk will preside over an exclusive, invitation-only round table at the event which is expected to be the largest superannuation conference yet held in Australia. More than 100 speakers will feature through 54 sessions at the annual talkfest, which ...

Twittering social media takes time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Superannuation professionals have been told that powerful social media campaigns are "slow burners" and warned by a Deloitte technologist that they need to be patient to see the results. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Future Fund chairman David Murray has signed on for a further 12 months at the sovereign wealth fund amid controversy over an alleged board split, it was announced yesterday. Treasurer Wayne Swan re-appointed Murray for a further year, saying in a press ...