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Equipsuper to merge with Vision Super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Equipsuper and Vision Super have announced a proposal to merge - creating an $8.6 billion fund with more than 150,000 members. A joint press statement was released today regarding a proposal to merge on 1 July 2013. Based on today's figures, the merged ...

Trustees urged to review power of attorney

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Self managed super fund (SMSF) trustees should look over the fine print of their enduring powers of attorney documents for their fund because state and territory law can affect when and how that power is moved. Enduring power of attorney refers to the ...

SMSFs take up superMate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
... trial programme," said Supercorp chief executive Kurt Groeneveld. SuperMate was unveiled in October 2009 as a new superannuation fund administration software, built on the previous Supercorp flagship product, SuperVisor II. The new software extends the ...

MySuper proposal ignites storm

ALEX DUNNIN AND RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Australia's superannuation market will be closed to new entrants under proposals by the Super System Review (SSR) that could effectively shut down competition, entrench incumbents and force small funds to merge. The proposals are in the review's MySuper ...

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Relentless tinkering in superannuation rules has made the art of saving through super more like rocket science, driving many investors to make choices that could damage their financial health. Bryan Ashenden, head of technical consulting at Westpac-owned ...

Time to grow: Securitor

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST OF THIS YEAR'S SECURITOR ANNUAL CONFERENCE.  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... have factored in a scenario where traditional sources of income such as volume-based bonuses and commissions on superannuation-related advice disappear - even if these are just scenarios at this time and unlikely to happen in the current wave of regulatory ...

AustralianSuper awards QIC $500m mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
Australia's largest industry fund, the $30 billion-plus AustralianSuper, has poured $500 million into QIC Global Real Estate's QIC Property Fund - an investment that makes up 15.2 per cent of the super fund's total property portfolio. Announcing the ...

More super funds to introduce performance pay: survey

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... to the remuneration packages of their senior management -standard policy for banks and fund managers but not in superannuation. To date, around 50 per cent of those surveyed already have a performance component and another 19 per cent are planning to ...

Man wins $1.08 billion mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... $1.08 billion managed account mandate from one of the biggest pension funds in the UK, the $46 billion Universities Superannuation Scheme. The mandate will be managed from Man's UK headquarters and investment team, said Kit Cherry, of Man Investments ...

Health Super members get insurance boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
No longer employed with a registered employer but still with Health Super? New insurance arrangements mean members can still receive cover despite ceasing employment with an employer. Health Super, which had $8 billion-plus in funds under management ...