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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 ...

CommInsure boosts retail life offering

NEWS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
... platforms, customers will be able to pay for their "Total Care Plan Super" insurance premiums through rolled over superannuation monies from selected funds. The company said that new renewal reward clients who roll over super funds to Total Care Plan ...

Former planner pushes for cruelty free super

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
UK financial planner hopes to introduce a successful tried-and-tested vegan super model into the Australian market through the launch of Cruelty Free Super. Melbourne-based Ethical Money launched the super fund in a bid to cater for those Australians ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Board gender diversity correlates with better results, according to ACSI research. Additionally, superannuation investors regard the low level of female board participation as an investment issue. US Fortune 500 Company boards report nearly twice the ...

Planner associations at different stages globally

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... there with the United States, Canada and the UK leading the world," he said. The US industry's lack of compulsory superannuation obviously makes a significant difference along with the three reviews (Henry, Ripoll and Cooper) on Australia's industry ...

Swan weighs in on currencies, promotes reform agenda

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... in all economies." Swan reiterated the government's plans to continue growing the national savings pool via the superannuation system. "In our capital-hungry economy, retirement savings make a big contribution to our investment needs. Our economic reform ...

PAS taps direct property, shifts bonds

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
The $1.6 billion Professional Associations Super has poured $80 million into two direct property mandates and re-allocated $75 million from global bonds to Australian bonds. Paul Kessell, the fund's chief investment officer, said he was not able to ...