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Adviser charged for contempt of court

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... June 2008 Matthews breached the court orders of 4 October 2000 by posting 1650 letters to trustees of self-managed superannuation funds. These letters invited the recipients to partner with Matthews as a lender to, or share investor in, a new company ...

AUSCOAL overhauls insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
The $4.9 billion super fund for the mining industry AUSCOAL Super has restructured its insurance to offer members scaleable, age-based cover. According to Bruce Watson, chief executive of AUSCOAL, the new default arrangement means the fund has moved ...

Back to school for Sunsuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... unveiled a new online money and super school that features a suite of interactive audio modules about investment and superannuation issues. The online school covers topics such as good debt, bad debt, investing in property to more complicated issues ...

SMSFs breach asset rules

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... their super fund as their personal cheque account. The latest research from SMSF administrator and auditor Partners Superannuation Services found that the top reason SMSFs breached their fund rules last year was because they have exceeded the 5 per cent ...

Super and pensions under attack

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... on Australia's retirement savings system as two more reports have been released attacking the social inequity of superannuation and age pension rules. The Australia Institute has released a research paper that argues superannuation is a tax rort for ...

Health Super gives aid to fire victims

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Health Super is helping bushfire victims by donating their call centre staff services, giving blood, and offering essentials to aid those in need. The $7.6 billion industry fund has donated the services of its call centre staff to the Red Cross Call ...

Australia faces financial hub contender

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... regulatory regime and solid governance practices," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Reynolds' statement is backed by new research from Watson Wyatt noting Australia's pension assets' compound ...

Capital protected products gain popularity

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
... inflows which are rising dramatically into the product, said Emery. The North platform - which includes the pension, superannuation and investments products - has around $238 million as at December 2008, according to Rainmaker Information data. Inflows ...

UniSuper names NAB custodian

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2009
The $21 billion industry superannuation fund, UniSuper has reappointed NAB Custodian Services (NCS) to provide master custody and investment reporting services. According to a press statement from the industry fund, the appointment follows a one-year ...

Sovereign funds lose out after bank bail-out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2009
The US government's move to potentially have direct share ownership in the banks bailed out during last year's crisis could dilute the returns of sovereign wealth funds and pensions funds that hold stake in US finance stocks. This week the US government ...