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Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
Westpac has unveilled plans to pay superannuation on unpaid parental leave for all permanent employees, starting next month. In a press statement released today, the bank announced it would pay up to 39 weeks in employee super contributions, in addition ...

Cbus CONNECT merger goes ahead

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... employee-employer composition will not change as a result of the merger. Established in 1984, Cbus is the industry superannuation fund for the construction, building, infrastructure and allied industries. It has almost $14 billion in funds under management ...

Raising SG must remain despite RSPT outcome: Brogden

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
The Investment & Financial Services (IFSA) is calling on the government to commit to increasing the superannuation guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent regardless of the outcome of the Resource Super Profits Tax (RSPT) negotiations. Speaking at an IFSA member ...

Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... form PDS are part of new regulations prescribing short and simple product disclosure documents for margin loans, superannuation and simple managed investment schemes that commenced earlier this week. The minister for finance and deregulation, Lindsay ...

IFSA rebrands to the Financial Services Council

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... broaden its reach and influence. The peak body represents retail and wholesale funds management institutions spanning superannuation, life insurance and investment. But it wants a mandate to speak out on more issues, from tax reform to government macroeconomic ...

Waiting to see

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2010
... to Labour's policy now -- particularly in relation to the "Super Tax" on mining, climate change, asylum seekers, superannuation, the budget, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera? Like Wall Street, we Australians just have to wait and see.

NAB Super improves insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Corporate fund NAB Group Superannuation Fund has enhanced its insurance for members, including interim accident cover, terminal illness, rehabilitation and bereavement benefits. NAB Group Super negotiated a number of improvements to the scheme's insurance ...

Telstra Super appoints Leggo as chairman

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... governance and growth. Leggo was recognised as trustee of the year earlier in 2010 by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Telstra Super chief executive, Martin Crowe, said that Leggo's appointment was an important one for the fund. "David ...

Allegro unveils second PE fund

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... take equity positions of up to $30 million in its portfolio investment companies. Allegro Fund II will be open to superannuation funds, fund-of-funds and other institutions in Australia, New Zealand and Asia. First close will be as early as September. ...

Rainmaker and endgame launch new marketing excellence award

... challenge is the right use of all these media touch points to reach investors. Market predictions suggest that the superannuation and wealth management industry is set to reach more than $2 trillion in funds under management on behalf of a population ...