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Legalsuper members make a choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
More than half of the $1 billion industry fund legalsuper's members are taking charge of their investment choice - a strong sign that informed members are increasingly voicing their opinions on how their super should be run. A survey that was conducted ...

NGS Super targets female fin lit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... about 70 per cent of membership. This starts right on the home page with an innovative short video on understanding superannuation," said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super chief executive. "We've moved away from talking heads to action style clips designed ...

Fitzsimons to head MasterKey Custom

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... nearly $9 billion in funds by 82 clients. He was also a key figure that spearheaded Plum's Escalator program - a superannuation savings scheme that promotes automatic and gradual increases to super contributions. MLC platforms general manager Anthony ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... that occurs while the insurance cover application is being considered. The fund is one of the largest industry superannuation funds in Australia, with over 1.4 million members drawn from over 110,000 workplaces and in excess of $28 billion in funds under ...

US pensions fight for trust

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
Ten US pension funds which invest $1.4 trillion in global markets have combined their muscle to create a set of five financial regulation principles aimed at restoring investor trust. The ten funds, which include heavyweights California Public Employees' ...

SMSFs get "kick up the pants"

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2009
... face more crippling regulation, according to industry experts. Speaking at a roundtable following minister for superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry's speech at the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) conference on Friday ...

Applications open for FEAL CIMA Scholarship

... commitment to ongoing education and professional development for fund executives. Our role is to support leaders in the superannuation industry by providing access to unique and relevant programs to expand and enrich professional knowledge," said Michael ...

NAB gambles on its IFS model

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... with growth opportunity" along with institutional wealth, insurance and markets. Australian retail, investment and superannuation, asset management and private wealth are rated "significant upside from continuing reinvention". The New Zealand operation ...

Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
Revised statistics on superannuation contributions released by APRA and the ATO reveal an explosion in the amount of money Australians are contributing into their super funds, now running at a quarter of total wages and salaries. APRA figures released ...

SMSFs beat the market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
The average self managed super fund (SMSF) posted a gross loss of more than 11 per cent in the twelve months to June last year, beating the S&P/ASX 100 over the same period, according to new research. Using Praemium data which contained around 4,500 ...