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FSS increases insurance premiums

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
First State Super has announced a significant increase in premiums in response to rising concerns that fundamentals in the insurance sector are experiencing a major correction. The price increase to the fund's primary insurance category, the white collar ...

APRA to look into The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos has said the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will look into The New Daily on the grounds that it is a misuse of members' money. Speaking to Stuart Hocking on radio station 2UE, the Assistant Treasurer ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
The Abbott government looks set to follow through on its plan to introduce a quota of independent directors on super fund boards, and to take superannuation out of modern awards, following the release of a discussion paper by Assistant Treasurer Arthur ...

Planners need discretion on SMSF cost advice: SPAA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2013

QIC wins AustralianSuper US property mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
AustralianSuper has appointed direct property fund manager QIC to manage its US retail property investments. As of June 2013, AustralianSuper already had $1.1 billion in pooled investments with the Australian investment manager, which specialises in ...

MLC named as insurer for Qantas's MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Corporate super fund Qantas Super has appointed MLC as its group insurer following a "comprehensive review of the fund's insurance arrangements". Since 2011, Qantas has offered its members voluntary insurance through MLC. However, the new partnership ...

Demand for listed PM Capital fund exceeds $50 million

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013

ASIC's whistleblowing demands too extreme: ACSA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013

CBA accepts DEXUS' property fund takeover bid

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
DEXUS Property Group's bid to take over Commonwealth Property Office Fund (CPA) has taken step forward, with Commonwealth Bank of Australia agreeing to the terms of DEXUS' proposal. DEXUS, in partnership with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) ...

La Trobe launches SMSF loan product

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Credit Specialist La Trobe Financial has launched a new self-managed super fund (SMSF) loan product, allowing borrowers to buy residential, retail, commercial or rural property. La Trobe said launched the new product, which offers finance at 5.6%, in ...