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Lay-by age pension to plug savings gap

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
Superannuation experts say it's time to adopt fresh thinking on how to supplement retirement savings and are calling on the government to support Lay-by style Age Pension and 'longevity insurance' products. A panel of industry experts from Mercer, PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
... announced the combined Westpac/St.George wealth management business executive team. Coombe named John Shuttleworth as superannuation & investment solutions general manager; Mark Smith as insurance general manager and David Lees as wealth transformation ...

QSuper searches for CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
The $21 billion QSuper has hired QIC deputy chief executive, Brad Holzberger as interim chief investment officer while the fund searches for someone to fill the role on a permanent basis next year. Holzberger, also QIC executive general manager of client ...

Choice members up 25pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
... Australians who exercised choice-of-fund, up 25 per cent in the September quarter compared to the same time last year. Superannuation admin provider SuperChoice, which processes super for more than 42,000 employers in the country, has released a report ...

Pascoe shares VFMC strategies

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2008
Justin Pascoe, the newly appointed chief investment officer of the $36.4 billion Victorian Funds Management Corporation, will share his insight on how to buffer the fund from the global financial crisis at this year's IMCA conference. Pascoe, an ex-Goldman ...

ATO launches auditor software

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
... Australian Tax Office (ATO) is giving self managed super fund (SMSF) auditors a helping hand with eSAT, a electronic superannuation compliance audit tool. The audit tool provides a reference feature, relevant case studies and a list of questions and ...

Media Super sponsors Walkley awards

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2008
Lights, camera, action - Media Super, the industry fund for print, media, entertainment and arts professionals, is sponsoring the 2008 Walkley Awards. The $2.6 billion fund is the major sponsor of this year's Walkley Awards, which pays tribute to journalists ...

Time to acknowledge the best: HESTA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The $13 billion HESTA Super Fund is paying tribute to its members and the nursing profession in Australia, as nominations open for the 2009 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards. Nominations for the 2009 HESTA Australian Nursing Awards, which will see $25,000 ...

TWU Super ups retirement stakes

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
The $2.2 billion TWU Super has introduced a new transition to retirement product in a bid to ease their members into a comfortable retirement. Until recently, TWU Super members could only access their super once they permanently retire or reach 65 years ...

UniSuper ramps up Asia corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
The $23 billion UniSuper is taking the corporate governance of its $1 billion investments in Asia to new heights - the fund is extending its proxy voting policy for shareholders to include ventures in the region. UniSuper has already commenced voting ...