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Seniors warn Coalition on super policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... be scrapped altogether. "It is ludicrous that once someone reaches a certain age, they should not be guaranteed superannuation even though they are still working." Moreover, with both political parties making claims they will stall population growth ...

IFSA members approve name change, new focus

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... individual sectors. "The Financial Services Council will continue to be a strong voice on behalf of funds management, superannuation and life insurance industries," he said. Australia's retail and wholesale funds management, superannuation and life insurance ...

Advice goes direct to retail shopfronts

... Professional Investment Services and Count have not signaled any plans to follow the same approach. Meanwhile, in a superannuation industry first, HOST-PLUS joined forces with ME Bank to open their own bank in Queensland, providing not just general banking ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
Business groups are still resisting the increase in the Superannuation Guarantee levy, with 19 groups signing a declaration that they remain opposed to the increase despite the government's mining tax deal. The declaration was signed last week in Adelaide ...

Coalition's IR commitment locks in Award default funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2010
... term of their government should they win office at the August 21 Federal Election. The subtlety for the retail superannuation lobby is that the decision to cement in place the Fair Work Act and its Award Modernisation program locks in arrangements where ...

New regular payment plans at NSF

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
NSF Super has introduced a new regular payment plan option for retiring members. Nationwide Superannuation Fund, which had around $400 million in assets under management at the end of last year according to Rainmaker data, stated the new option was ...

US pension funds get $800m from class action

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Three Ohio pension funds have won a $840 million settlement from AIG after the insurer agreed to settle claims of accounting violations and stock price manipulation, in the tenth-largest securities class action settlement in U.S. history. Ohio Attorney ...

Business still unhappy with SG increase

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
Business groups are continuing to resist the increase in the Superannuation Guarantee levy, with 19 signing a declaration that they remain opposed to the increase despite the government's mining tax deal. The declaration was signed last week in Adelaide ...

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Superannuation marketers and communication managers will soon have the chance to go head to head with their peers at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Forum and Awards next week. ASFA will showcase the best examples ...

Maritime Super backs internal admin for merged fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
... create an $8 billion-plus fund. A decision on the merger is due in October. Both funds internally administer the superannuation savings. Should the merger proceed, Robertson said the combined fund would consider whether to outsource its administration ...