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Top mandate winners woo super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... were the top three top fund managers to win the most investment mandates last year, as Australia's $1.3 trillion superannuation industry gears up for more mandate deals this year, new research shows. The latest Rainmaker Mandate Chaser report notes Macquarie ...

Busy year ahead for industry groups

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... Financial Planning Association (FPA) will pursue its focus on Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms and Stronger Superannuation reforms, with plans to negotiate draft legislation early this year. Meanwhile, Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' ...

Coalition gives qualified support to reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
The Coalition isn't itching for a fight when it comes to the recently announced superannuation reforms, despite the Government's precarious grip on power under the hung parliament. In response to the reforms unveiled by the Government yesterday, the ...

Super funds still lag in understanding ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
From trustee duties to properly implementing ESG practices, super funds still have a fair way to go in properly incorporating environmental, social and governance factors in their investments, a new report found. New research by Corporate Analysis ...

Welsh retires as VicSuper CEO

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... this month. Welsh, aged 64, has led VicSuper since its inception on 1 July 1999, when it replaced the Victorian Superannuation Board as Trustee and Administrator of VicSuper Fund. During Welsh's tenure, VicSuper opened to the public in July 2000 - and ...

Government unveils response to Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... to make a fair and reasonable allocation of costs between MySuper and other products". The government accepting superannuation industry concerns about MySuper implementation issues paves the way for it to be rolled out quickly primarily as a marketing ...

Platforms climb back from GFC to $399bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... fully recovered their GFC losses, reveals research just released by Rainmaker. This platform growth broadly matched superannuation's 8 per cent growth but significantly exceeded the 1 per cent growth in investment management FUM, noted the researcher ...

RBF-Tas makes senior appointments

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
... commercial business manager Tasmania for Australia Post. "The chief operations officer is responsible for the core superannuation services of the RBF business - product and services development, marketing and brand positioning, financial planning and ...

HIP stands firm on investment strategy

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Health Investment Plan will adopt a 'hold your ground' approach in its investment strategy next year, while undergoing an asset-by-asset review. "One of the hardest decisions to make is to hold your ground and to communicate that to your members," said ...

Lift the bar on default funds: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2010
The Industry Super Network has called for workers' accounts not to be automatically "flipped" to more costly funds upon changing jobs - and for stricter employer guidelines when selecting workplace default funds. In its latest briefing note, ISN put ...