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AMIST appoints board director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... directors with independent thinking and with innovative ideas. These directors may even come from outside of the superannuation industry and they, then, are perhaps less likely to have conflicts of interest," said Livanas. "Gary Hardwick meets all these ...

Years of living dangerously

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... numbers are misleading. It all goes back to the underlying assumption behind the calculations. The Treasury based its superannuation adequacy numbers on the average Australian who contributes to super through 37 "uninterrupted" working years. "In reality ...

LUCRF widens insurance choice

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The $2 billion-plus LUCRF Super has improved its income protection insurance and introduced a range of options that allow members to insure their income for a dollar amount. Greg Sword, chief executive of LUCRF Super said the fund had implemented a ...

Canadian pensions pounce on Aus toll road firm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
The Canada Pension Plan and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, two of the biggest pension plans in Canada, set its sights on Australian-based toll road owner and operator group, Transurban. Australia's super fund infrastructure asset strategy appears to ...

AMP circles AXA Asia Pacific

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
... $5.75. The scale of the merged business would see AMP hold the number one market rankings in risk insurance, retail superannuation and retirement income in Australia. The combined businesses represent more than 4,000 aligned or owned financial planners ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Industry bodies have welcomed the government's move to provide a free superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation ...

Mercer wins Equipsuper mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... from the fund. In addition to Equipsuper, Mercer recently won administration mandates with ANZ Australian Staff Superannuation Scheme, the Non Government Schools Superannuation Fund in early September, and the Retirement Benefits Fund of Tasmania. Industry ...

SelectingSuper unveils 2009 top super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
... United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment, won the Industry Service Award for his contribution to the superannuation industry throughout his career. "A particular highlight of my time in the superannuation industry was when I did get the personally ...

Big tax reforms on way for super: Tsr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Treasurer Wayne Swan has foreshadowed major tax reforms to make superannuation fairer. In a major speech titled Tax Reform for Australia's Future presented at this week's Economic and Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne, the Treasurer said superannuation's ...

Green takes reigns at AIA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2009
... general manager of business development at AustralianSuper and national manager of business development for the Superannuation Trust of Australia (STA Super). "I am confident that Damien will lead the company in a manner that maintains its reputation ...