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ESI and SPEC form Energy Super

FUND UPDATE  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
Energy Super is the new name to watch in superannuation after ESI Super and SPEC Super complete their merger in April. ESI Super and SPEC Super chairman Bob Henricks said Energy Super reflects their focus on the nation's energy industry. "We feel Energy ...

Intra-fund opens new doors for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 JAN 2011
... include other areas of advice such as transition to retirement, intra-pension advice, nomination of beneficiaries, superannuation and Centrelink payments, and general retirement planning. While advisers have since raised concerns that consumers will ...

Trustees review fine print

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
The twin themes of super funds gaining more scale and moving more of their investment management in-house will force trustees to add extra layers of governance or risk losing large sums of fund members' money, experts said. The recent case of AvSuper ...

MLC wrap locks into SMSFs and managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
... appeal to a broader adviser base. MLC Wrap is presented as a full service platform, complete with self-managed superannuation fund solutions, separately managed account features and tax optimisation tools. The platform will be underpinned by Navigator's ...

Super contribs to SMSFs down, asset alloc steady

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 JAN 2011
SMSF contributions fell by more than 20 per cent in the last quarter - following similar patterns throughout last year, new research shows. According to figures from Multiport, the December quarter saw the average inflow of contributions to SMSFs decrease ...

Asset Super mulls merger

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... under management, an upgrade on the administration systems, and new member retention and growth strategies. The superannuation sector has been abuzz with M&A activity. Two months ago, First State Super and Health Super announced a merger to create a ...

Aust Unity sets its sights on instos

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... mandate on the cards for AUI. The Melbourne-based fund manager has a mandate with the Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, which invests in AUI's retail property strategy. The firm's plans come at a time when institutional investors, particularly ...

Hedge research warns against poor risk analytics

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
New research from the US on hedge funds suggest managers with smarter risk analytics embedded within their investment approach will emerge as this year's mandate winners. In a January US survey of investor concerns, three out of four respondents want ...

PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... trustee board. PAS, with a membership base of 60 per cent female, agrees with the latest findings from APRA that superannuation funds are not doing enough to create gender diversity on trustee boards. "Within our fund, females have been appointed in ...

HOSTPLUS cooks up a competition

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
HOSTPLUS turns up the heat on low chef apprenticeship figures and promotes the cooking industry through its own master chef competition. HOSTPLUS has launched a national cooking competition, 'Cook For Your Career', which the industry fund said will ...