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Govt continues to target high income HHs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
... government will cut back the health insurance rebate for high income earners lends weight to where it might wield the superannuation axe. A story published this morning in the Australian newspaper reports that the health insurance rebate will be wound ...

Sunsuper upgrades retirement program

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2009
Sunsuper, a fund that more than doubled in pension members during the 2007/08 financial year, has launched a pension product with an asset allocation that reflects post-retirement investor needs. Dubbed the Today and Tomorrow strategy; when investors ...

HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL are top employers: survey

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2009
HOSTPLUS and AUSCOAL Super have emerged as among the "Top 50 Best Companies to Work For" in Australia, a survey shows. The two super funds were two of the five financial services companies that made it to BRW's inaugural Top 50 list, which was based ...

AFA calls for remuneration choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... continued to respond to all government submissions including the Ripoll inquiry and the recently announced review of superannuation and looked forward to talking about the role and the value of the adviser.

Media Super pushes into equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
The $2 billion Media Super is starting to feed money back into Australian equities, searching for a chief investment officer and finalising a new group insurance contract. Fresh from the merger between PRINT SUPER and JUST SUPER, Ross Martin, chief ...

Refine board succession: AIST

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... strategy to ensure the funds continue to operate effectively, according to a new survey. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) commissioned research conducted by KPMG, found not-for-profit funds are being managed by well educated ...

Mercer wins NGS Super mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2009
... board. The announcement by NGS Super follows Mercer being appointed by AustralianSuper, one of the country's largest superannuation funds, as its specialist service provider for its Corporate Division in January 2008 and The Guild Group appointing Mercer ...

Aon welcomes insurance transfers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2009
The $1.6 billion Aon Master Trust is ramping up its insurance initiatives when it recently offered its existing members insurance transfers with no health evidence required. Aon announced it is offering its existing members the chance to transfer their ...

Industry backs Lifewise campaign

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
... Australia, Mercer, MetLife and AXA Australia to name a few. Chris Pearce, shadow minister for financial services and superannuation and corporate law, officially opened the campaign. Separately, a spokesperson for the campaign confirmed Lifewise had ...

Pearce calls for trauma in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2009
Shadow minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law, Chris Pearce, has called for trauma insurance to be included in superannuation. Currently, life insurance policies such as death and total and permanent disability (TPD) are allowable ...