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Australians up on luck, down on savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... executive officer of Financial Planning Association. "Increased consumer education and ultimately engagement with their superannuation portfolios is imperative if we are to strengthen the retirement savings of Australians and reduce demand on the aged ...

Spoilt for investment choice

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
... number of investment options they offer," he said. Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said that the experience in the not-for-profit sector is that overwhelmingly (in some cases as high as 95 ...

Legal risks pose social media stumbling blocks

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... that endgame communications did their own research and found only some of the top ten fund managers and industry superannuation funds had social media presence, and they are 'limited'. "There is little question that we are in the midst of some sort of ...

Retirement specialist joins ING from BT

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2010
... for ING Australia's employer super and One Answer products. The position reports to Ross Bowden, general manager, superannuation and investments. Clarke has 20 years in financial services including over 10 years at BT financial group, where he was involved ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... winners in the other categories, including AustralianSuper's James Coyle who won Rainmaker Marketer of the Year (superannuation). Coyle said that teamwork was an essential ingredient to the success of their insurance campaign, which prompted 5 per cent ...

LGsuper and City Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
Queensland government funds LGsuper and City Super are considering a merger to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. LGsuper and City Super announced today they have agreed in-principle to merge the two funds. The merger is subject ...

NGS Super takes fresh route to tap EM

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
Speaking at the Rainmaker Marketing Symposium yesterday on how super funds and fund managers can collaborate more on investments, one super fund suggested the idea of creating tailored resources mandates. Anthony Rodwell-Ball, chief executive officer ...

SEC charges New Jersey with fraud

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
The US financial watchdog has cracked down on the state of New Jersey for securities fraud pertaining to fake municipal bond offerings and underfunding two of the state's largest pension funds. Mid this month, the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

NGS Super considers Shariah-compliant option

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
NGS Super is looking to launch a Shariah-compliant investment option based on the feedback from the Islamic members of the fund. Chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball told the audience at yesterday's Rainmaker Marketing Symposium that the fund is working ...

AMP makes super reading easy

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... a personalised Member Benefits Report that helps engage its members by allowing them to better understand their superannuation. The report will be sent to all 280,000 AMP CustomSuper and SignatureSuper members across direct and planner managed plans ...