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Russell after-tax director resurfaces at Parametric

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2014
... a fantastic progression of my career. There is huge appetite for Parametric's solutions, particularly for superannuation funds that take seriously their obligation to focus on improving net returns to members. It is great to be joining an organisation ...

Super social media yet to excite members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Social media usage by super funds generates much more excitement among the funds themselves than it does among its members, reveals research by Rainmaker. The research company reached this conclusion following a survey of social media activity among ...

PC calls for overhaul of public infrastructure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... such as funding new projects, public private partnerships, industrial relations and the role of domestic and global pension funds in infrastructure development. "There are numerous examples of poor value for money arising from inadequate project selection," ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... after AustralianSuper and REST lifted the cost of insurance to their members in the first half of last year. The two super funds lifted the cost of insurance to their members increasing the cost of its death and total and permanent disablement cover ...

ASFA calls for consistent global regulatory standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... achieve consistent regulatory frameworks, according to Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Speaking at the ASFA's third Asia-Pacific Pension Forum in Beijing, China, Vamos said pension funds ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... resolution on Wednesday, on the grounds that ASU members, most of whom are members of HESTA, did not want their retirement funds invested in Manus Island detention centre, which Transfield runs. Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, the ...

FEATURE: Insuring against longevity risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... While Australia is well on the way to cracking the accumulation phase of superannuation, the problem of how to make those funds last is yet to be solved. James Fernyhough takes a look at one potential solution: longevity insurance. There is no doubt ...

AFA Foundation appoints AIA exec as new chair

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Australia head of retail Pina Sciarrone as chairperson of the AFA foundation. The Foundation encourages AFA members to raise funds and awareness for the organisation's charity partners. The previous chairperson was Esther Althaus, who took up the role ...

Citi closes gap in custody race

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... and Citi, from $100 billion to $50 billion. Competition between custodians is fierce, and news of fund managers and super funds shifting custodians is increasingly common. Today, for example, NAB announced that it would take over from J.P. Morgan as ...

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... have been passed giving the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) more varied powers to penalise self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) that fail to comply. Previously the ATO had limited options in dealing with non-compliant SMSF trustees, often having ...