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GESB expands its board

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2011
Government Employees Superannuation Fund (GESB) appoints the current PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) head of national retirement incomes and asset actuarial consulting group as its employer director. Catherine Nance will be joining the GESB board for a ...

Strong returns boost super balances: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
Good fund returns plus a strong economy have helped superannuation balances to recover from the financial crisis, exceeding their 2007 levels for the first time according to the latest data released by AMP today. Average balances increased by 11.4 per ...

Super industry warned of hack attacks

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... iPhone text messages to website passwords, banking details and credit card numbers. Attendees at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia luncheon on Monday learnt that infection by trojans and other malware is more dangerous than online ...

Fiducian on growth path

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2011
... developing its own self -managed super fund (SMSF) administration offer, designed to compliment Fiducian's current superannuation and investment services. This will be marketed to financial planners both within the Fiducian tied network and the wider ...

AUSCOAL and Maritime drop merger talks

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
AUSCOAL Super and Maritime Super have decided not to merge, opting instead to pursue more strategic partnerships, for now. In a joint statement, Maritime Super fund chair Paddy Crumlin and AUSCOAL Super's Arthur Weston said that their fund members would ...

Alphinity grows new business

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
New funds management firm Alphinity Investment Management has enjoyed a flying start after taking over two Challenger products late last year. The Alphinity Concentrated Australian Share Fund, formerly known as the Challenger Select Australian Share ...

SMSFs increase reliance on ETFs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
SMSFs are expected to continue raising their allocation into exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a way to ensure low-cost, long-term returns. Almost 50 per cent of financial advisers are now using or evaluating ETFs within their investment portfolios, research ...

AIA rolls out service-focused insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... advisers are a high priority. AIA has also included a new Maximiser benefit to make structuring life insurance with superannuation easier with an increase in income protection monthly benefit limits up to $60,000 also offered. The addition of nine more ...

HESTA posts bumper January returns

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
HESTA has reported a stellar monthly investment return for January with all 11 of its options returning positive results. The stand-out performer for the leading health and community services sector fund was International Shares with a 3 per cent gain ...

SMSFs a blueprint for future super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference in Brisbane, financial services and superannuation minister Bill Shorten dismissed criticism leveled at SMSFs and said they are a "legitimate" savings mechanism. He added ...