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Wage bill to drive pension growth: WW

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The UK government's proposal to increase the adult national minimum wage for 21 year olds could raise employer pension contributions by 50 per cent, according to Watson Wyatt. According to the current bill before parliament, employees over the age of ...

CONNECT targets retirees

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The $650 million CONNECT superannuation fund has crafted two new funds aimed at members coming up to retirement or are already retired. The first fund, called CONNECT's transition to retirement pension option, is targeted at members due to retire. The ...

APFC appoints $782m infrastructure mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The $38.8 billion Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC) has pumped $521 million and $261 million into two infrastructure funds by Goldman Sachs and Alinda Capital Partners. The APFC board poured the investments into the new Goldman Sachs Institutional ...

Westscheme shakes up portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2008
The $2.92 billion Westscheme has rejigged its cash, Australian equities and emerging markets exposures among others after a review of its investment strategy. For the first time since March 2006, the Westscheme Trustee Board altered the strategic asset ...

IUS hires ex-Tower manager

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... Collins. IUS is an Australian owned company which specialises in group income protection insurance. The firm counts superannuation funds and finance institutions among its clients.

Australians lead FM pack

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... of the world in the past, is the same reason why it will continue to out-perform it - the 9 per cent employer's superannuation contribution. This will continue throughout the period that asset values are low," said Ross Nayler, dealer principal of AFG ...

McCullagh to depart Military Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... sourcing candidates for the role. The fund is seeking a candidate with experience at a senior executive level in superannuation and financial services, coupled with a background in dealing with senior government and stakeholders.

AXA super tops league tables

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
Amid the worst super fund returns on record, AXA Australia has broken through the field as the surprise top performer with a stunning positive 4 per cent from its Tailored Super and Simple Super employer funds, almost 11 per cent ahead of the market ...

Industry backs ASIC 'super snapshot'

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2008
... declaring it will boost super fund member engagement and improve retirement savings. The consultation paper 101 Superannuation forecasts, assesses how super fund providers could publish possible long term retirement savings outcomes using a hard copy ...

APRA to review super fund stats

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2008
... who should manage their retirement savings. Every three months, the prudential regulator publishes a quarterly superannuation performance report that shows how much money super funds have accumulated over the period, how their investments have performed ...