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Retail fund FUM drops $12bn

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
... June quarter and 14 per cent over the past year to $235.8 billion. Indeed, Macquarie posted a 29 per cent drop in superannuation inflows to $714 million, while Aviva and BT Financial Group both reported falls of 20 per cent and 19.9 per cent to $592 ...

AUSCOAL switches to weekly

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2008
AUSCOAL Super joins the growing list of super funds that have shifted from monthly to weekly crediting rates and, in a parallel move, the fund will also update investment choice switches from monthly to weekly. As of the latest financial year, investment ...

CSS Super members in the driver's seat

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
CSS Super has expanded its contribution options this year, allowing its members to decide how much they want to save from their after-tax salary contribution instead of the previous minimum of 5 per cent. Two months ago, CSS announced that members no ...

ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) appointed former BT Financial Group director, Melinda Howes to director of policy and industry practice. Prior to this appointment, Howes worked at the fund manager as director of superannuation ...

Broken hearts from empty pockets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
... social conditions - it is the health of the economy that is affecting people the most. "High interest rates, falling superannuation balances, investment market uncertainty and the spiralling cost of living, including high petrol prices - these are major ...

HSBC launches alt fund services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
The lure of the country's superannuation dollars will push more global hedge funds to target Australian investors, prompting HSBC to open a specialist fund services arm locally ahead of the wave of hedge fund activity. Previously, HSBC has provided ...

AUSfund posts zero pc crediting rate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2008
AUSfund's Eligible Rollover Fund (ERF) is proving to be one of the best performing funds after it posted a zero per cent crediting rate over a one year period to June. This result brings AUSfund's five year crediting rate to 10.5 per cent. David Haynes ...

IOOF targets Gen Y super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... David Arnold, head of the new business, said the product has been produced as part of the IOOF Portfolio Service Superannuation Fund (IPS). This means that when a client reaches the age or account balance where they require advice, IOOF advisers can ...

Aussie super funds lead pension growth

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... government contributions. Graeme Miller, Watson Wyatt Australia head of investment consulting practice, said Australia's superannuation system is the envy of the developed world. "The nine per cent superannuation guarantee contributions coupled with ...

Negline joins Rainmaker

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... consulting firm in 2001, Negline worked at ING and Aviva. He specialises in technical financial planning including superannuation, personal investment, aged pension, aged care, estate planning and insurance. Financial planners and advisory groups interested ...