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UniSuper chief Byrne move to ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
UniSuper chief executive Ann Byrne is set to take on the role of chief executive at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), marking a new era in ACSI's strategic development. Byrne will bring 15 years experience of being at the helm ...

Centrelink lends hand on fin literacy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
Centrelink has tweaked its financial literacy program to reflect new changes to superannuation and tax rules. While many finance institutions have joined the financial literacy trail only in the past few years, Centrelink has been providing free financial ...

Super gender gap narrows

... double the savings in super than women but a new report shows that women are fast catching up. The Association of Superannuation Funds in Australia (ASFA) used data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Income and Housing to compile the ...

Skandia extends services to retirees

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
... marketing, product and strategy at Skandia, said Skandia Wholesale Retirement Solutions allowed investors grow their superannuation and take advantage of the federal government's legislation. Nicholson said the product provided the wholesale benefits ...

Pillar wins outsourcing deal

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2008
Diversified financial services provider, Aon, has announced its decision to outsource its superannuation administration services to specialist provider, Pillar Administration. Aon Consulting's managing director, Stewart Fotheringham, claims that the ...

Fear brings opportunity for the wise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Buy, sell, or run for the hills? January's Black Tuesday saw the axing of over $100 billion from the share market, but savvy investors will realise the ailing stock market still boasts lucrative investment opportunities. According to a report by wise-owl ...

Double the super for wealthier Australians

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Well-off Australians are making double the effort to boost their additional superannuation contributions compared to their less wealthy counterparts, a new study has shown. Wealth benchmark's Personal Finances of Wealth Australians - 2008 Institutional ...

Kofoed leaves QSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
... now on the lookout for potential candidates to fill Kofoed's role. "We are looking for a proven executive with a superannuation or financial services background. Importantly, the person must be able to lead change across the fund," said Peter Fletcher ...

Australian super funds sticking with equities

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Australian superannuation fund assets grew more than $125 billion last year despite a high allocation to equities in the face of falling markets, according to Watson Wyatt. The 2008 Global Pensions Assets Study surveyed the largest 11 pension markets ...

CAAM capitalises on crisis

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
Credit Agricole Asset Management (CAAM) is steering its alternative investment strategies towards credit markets to capitalise on mispricing within the sector. Carl Dunning-Gribble, chief investment manager in alternative investments at CAAM, said the ...