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BT ramps up SMSF offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
BT is keeping an eye on the growing SMSF sector, improving BT Wrap to include more SMSF-centric functionalities. Craig Lawrenson, national manager BT Wrap Product and Strategy, said the growth of SMSFs present an enormous opportunity for the financial ...

Spectrum transfers to IOOF fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
IOOF Investment Management will become the trustee of Spectrum Super, replacing former trustee, AWM division Questor Financial Services. Spectrum Super, which had $3 billion in funds under administration at the end of June, will be transferred fully ...

Cbus and ARIA looking to hire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
The search for top talent in the superannuation industry continues with Cbus looking for a new executive manager for superannuation policy and ARIA searching for a senior investment operations analyst. The $13 billion Cbus wants to hire an executive ...

Trustees gain climate change guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Superannuation trustees can get a firmer grip on what climate change means to portfolios after a trustee guide was updated to include information on the proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme and key questions to ask fund managers. The Investor ...

Sunsuper grows member appeal through advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Sunsuper's pension product has attracted 70 new members and roughly $20 million in inflows every month thanks mainly to its new financial planning program. The fund's pension, Today and Tomorrow, hit the $500 million mark in funds under administration ...

Consultants back super communication

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... members are focused on the long term, and that should be reflected in the funds' strategic directions. In fact superannuation is a long term proposition as it covers a working life of 30 plus years. "For many funds this will mean setting transparent ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
... survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey conducted by Paul Gerrans, associate professor at Edith Cowan University, found less than 6.5 per ...

Wang leaves Perpetual

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
Eric Wang, group executive of superannuation and investment solutions at Perpetual, has resigned to pursue other business opportunities. Wang departs at the end of this month. He spent six years at Perpetual initially as head of strategy and was later ...

Switching super funds on the rise: survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
... to switch," he said. However, this rising potential to switch super funds is at odds with member trends found at superannuation administration provider, Pillar Administration. In March this year, Peter Beck, chief executive at Pillar Administration ...

CalPERS endorses best practice in PE

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
CalPERS is taking a stronger stance in its private equity investments after endorsing a set of principles to promote transparency and alignment of interests in PE deals. In a press statement, the $229 billion California Public Employees' Retirement ...