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AAS, Pillar and Superpartners brace for SuperStream

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... will take on board the recommendations from the Cooper Review to improve super fund back office efficiencies. The Superannuation Exchange Affiliation, or SEA as it is known, follows the introduction of a standard of protocols for fund rollovers previously ...

Omega wins Medibank and Telstra Super mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
Specialist fixed income manager Omega Global Investors has won a $50 million mandate from Medibank and a second from Telstra Super for an undisclosed sum. The $50 million from Medibank will be invested in a global bonds mandate. Medibank treasurer ...

HOSTPLUS and ME Bank open shop

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... Gold Coast, marking the super fund and the bank's foray into providing traditional banking services - but with superannuation advice available, too, if their customers request it. HOSTPLUS chief executive, David Elia, said the joint initiative provides ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... practices." Dynamic lifecycle investing is consistent with guidelines put forward by the Cooper Review for its 'MySuper' superannuation product, said QIC. "The Cooper Review has called for superannuation products that are low cost, conceptually simple ...

Olive branch for SMSF art investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... approve any investments nominated by members, this structure reduces the risk of personal interest outweighing key superannuation investment considerations. Changing to a SAF does not require the SMSF to be closed and its assets and members moved to ...

Telstra unveils defensive growth strategy

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... investment option will adapt to changing markets, offering them some comfort and a sense of security in the short term. "Superannuation is a long term investment, though the level of risk that many Australians are comfortable with differs among different ...

ESSSuper drops VFMC for Towers Watson

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
The $15 billion Victoria-based ESSSuper has appointed Towers Watson as its new investment adviser for the fund's accumulation assets, terminating its previous contract with VFMC, which will still be the adviser for the fund's defined benefit investments. ...

Legalsuper attracts record inflows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
Legalsuper attracted 52 per cent more non-employer contribution transfers from other super funds than in the previous financial year. Andrew Proebstl, chief executive at legalsuper, said the fund's total non-employer contributions had risen by 21 per ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

Cooper recommends info dashboard for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... costs of each option. Released this morning, the Super System Review has honed in on improving transparency in superannuation. The review panel has recommended Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) develop reporting outcomes that can be overlayed ...