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NTAA challenge planners to cut fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
... accountants and tax agents members and was launched late last month, to offer assistance to their members on providing superannuation advice.

Lower fees or lose advantage: ACTU

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
The ACTU has called on industry funds to keep lowering their fees or risk losing one of their key competitive advantages over retail funds. Tim Lyons, assistant secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions said one of the top challenges facing ...

RewardSuper and Fin Synergy improve SMSF admin

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 OCT 2010
... SaaS," said Stephen Mackley, chief executive of Financial Synergy. The Acurity platform manages over 2.5 million superannuation members and over $50 billion in funds under administration for large and boutique super clients. The platform has been installed ...

All cashed up and ready to pounce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
Self managed super fund trustees are looking to invest a portion of their cash holdings, currently accounting for more than 50 per cent of their portfolio, into shares, a new survey shows. The Ubank survey released in February this year found t hat ...

RBF-Tasmania overhauls executive structure

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2010
... to position ourselves to apply to the Australian Prudential Regualtion Authority for licencing as a registered superannuation fund. "We're moving more from pension administration towards being a super fund," he said. RBF-Tasmania is among other state ...

Super funds call for new fee paradigm

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has renewed calls for alternatives to the existing asset-based and performance-based fee models. The AIST research published last month recommends a hybrid fixed dollar fee/performance fee model ...

ANZ boosts super contribs for female staff

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
... incentives for female staff. Female employees of ANZ will now receive a $4,000 childcare allowance and payment of superannuation on all forms of paid parental leave in Australia while New Zealand employees parental leave payment is extended from 12 to ...

PAS supports Paceline

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 14 OCT 2010
Professional Associations Super hopes to raise $60,000 for heart research, joining the list of super funds helping to secure funds for charities affecting retirees. The Paceline ride involves 20 riders and 2 support crew traveling 1100km from Adelaide ...

Funds should show benefit projections: IAA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Superannuation funds should include member benefit projections in annual member statements to help members track their progress towards their retirement savings goals, new research shows. A survey of 50 senior executives said projections should include ...

Trustees must raise bar on governance: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Superannuation trustees should be subject to higher governance standards than listed company directors owing to the long term and compulsory nature of super, according to industry body ASFA. This week ASFA launched its updated Governance Best Practice ...