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New investment consultant for MilitarySuper

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 26 NOV 2010
Towers Watson has been appointed as the principal investment consultant for the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme ('MilitarySuper'). "We welcome Towers Watson as a new service provider to MilitarySuper and look forward to their contribution ...

Tower posts strong growth in direct and life ins

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... enhance sustainability and choice of remuneration models in response to impending removals of commissions from superannuation products. "Tower supports remuneration structures which allow customers to fund advice in an efficient manner including commissions. ...

AMP Flexible Super records $1bn in FUM

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
AMP plans to broaden the consumer appeal of its low-cost Flexible Super product next year, after the new offering reached the $1 billion in funds under management mark within six months. Andrew Hobern, the newly-appointed director of business performance ...

Shorten unveils advisory panel

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
Bill Shorten, the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, has unveiled a new financial advisory panel to help with the Government's Future of Financial Advice reforms. "The Panel will play a key role in lifting the level of professional ...

AustralianSuper to hit $110bn by 2020

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... ago, which laid the foundation to create today's AustralianSuper. AustralianSuper is one of the largest industry superannuation funds in Australia. More than 1 in 10 working Australians are members of the fund.

Property recovery reignites super fund war

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... impact of devaluations that belted investors. Property investments returning to form has had a big impact in the superannuation battle between retail and not-for-profit funds, said Rainmaker. "Not-for-profit funds and retail funds hold about 9 per cent ...

Port of Brisbane in the hands of super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The $33 billion AustralianSuper is adding the Port of Brisbane to its infrastructure portfolio - the latest addition to its $4.5 billion infrastructure portfolio after the fund signalled its intentions to be a key player in the asset class earlier this ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... associations such as ASFA," said Sammells. "Over the next 12 months we expect our consulting engagements across our superannuation, administrators, banking and general finance client base to increase the uptake of cloud computing solutions by 50 per ...

First State app gets 11,000 hits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
Less than four months after First State Super launched its inaugural iPhone app for members to check their super, the fund has recorded 11,000 downloads - and expects more people to sign up. First State Super, which had $18.6 billion at the end of June ...

Maritime offers fixed term investment option

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Maritime Super is launching a new fixed term investment option next month - a strategy normally associated with retail super funds, and arguably the first of its kind introduced by an industry fund. The fixed term investment option works like a fixed ...