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GM shuts down DB fund

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
General Motors has bowed to the inevitable and announced it will shut its defined benefit pension fund and move salaried employees into the company's accumulation 401(k) scheme, citing balance sheet risk. The car manufacturing world heavy weight got ...

SuperStream exposure draft a positive step

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
The industry has welcomed the Government's exposure draft legislation and a draft explanatory memorandum, detailing new proposed legislation to improve the administration and management of super accounts through the SuperStream reforms. The draft is ...

Instos face debate on EM strategy

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012
Institutional investors are facing divided opinion on the merit of an integrated versus a siloed asset strategy to emerging market exposure. While return potentials in emerging markets are high, the volatility of those returns and greater downside risk ...

OneVue adds retail super to platform

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
OneVue has added a retail superannuation offering to its unified managed account platform for advisers. The addition will enable a client's total wealth, including retail superannuation investments to be transitioned across to the platform and be reported ...

Trio super victims receive compensation

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
More than $54 million in compensation is set to be pumped into the super accounts of over 5,000 people whose retirement savings were defrauded in the collapse of Trio Capital from today. The government is granting the financial assistance to members ...

APRA MySuper changes burden for industry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
The proposed level of involvement by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority in commercial arrangements between super funds and employers under the new draft MySuper Bill is unnecessary and inefficient, according to retail bodies. Submissions ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
SYDNEY - The Australian market looks set to open higher following a strong positive lead from both the US and Europe overnight. At 0800 AEDT on Thursday, the March share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,242. In economic news on Thursday ...

FOFA 'unclear' on legal position of advisers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
Advisers will need to have a clear understanding of the perimeters of client contracts under FOFA, said one expert in response to concerns from industry bodies that opt-in could expose advisers to litigious action from clients who failed to return paperwork. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012
The Australian market looks set to open flat, after Wall Street was trading lower overnight despite strong gains on European exchanges. NEW YORK - Stocks have clsoed lower after a morning rally pushed the Dow Jones industrial average above its highest ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
ASFA is wary of potential unseen outcomes from the MySuper legislation Bill, including clashing between regulators and the rise of short-termism, as it predicts pressures on super trustees may trump the long-term interests of members. In a submission ...