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FPA grief over new fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... ASIC's guidelines were a "commonsense" approach to the new fee disclosure standards that his group's members will have no choice but to follow from 1 July this year. ASIC Commissioner Peter Kell said while ASIC would show some leniency for the first ...

Super funds argue against unfair fee rules

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 25 JAN 2013
... fee cap is not put in the final tranche of draft laws, some funds might encourage members with big balances to swap into choice investment options, rather than the default MySuper product. Vamos said at least one of its member superannuation funds had ...

Grexin Brixit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... growing eurosceptism among Britons - The Guardian reports that, "Today's Observer opinion poll, suggesting that, offered a choice in a straight in/out referendum, a two-to-one majority of Britons would be inclined to leave is but another indicator of ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... March share price index futures contract was up nine points at 4,762. David Cameron promised to give the British people the choice of staying in or leaving the EU if his party won the next general election. H said he wanted to first renegotiate the terms ...

Energy Super tops extra benefits table

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... looked at 503 superannuation products - 288 retail funds and 215 not-for-profits. These benefits ranged from investment choice - offered by 98% of super funds, travel discounts, credit cards and newsletters to members. Reflecting the expanded range of ...

VicSuper adds new investment options

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... timeframe and the ability to choose between a three, six, nine and 12-month term at competitive rates. "By providing greater choice and control for our members, we aim to help them achieve the best possible outcome for their retirement," said VicSuper ...

Simple funds should avoid excessive regulation: Equity Trustees

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... look at tightening the financial requirements of REs, but are likely to be cumbersome for compliance, inhibit investor choice, and prove inadequate when the next bubble bursts," he said. "We need to recognise that investment products, and financial instruments ...

Debt ceiling forces US Treasury to suspend TSP contribs

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Members of the US federal government and uniformed employees Thrift Savings Plan have had employer contributions into US government securities suspended as part the US Treasury's plan to avoid breaching the debt ceiling. The Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) ...

Hillross nudges $1bn in FUM

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
... multi-manager investment option. Hillross managing director Hugh Humphrey said the $1 billion milestone for its Experts' Choice product was a great result in a tough market. "The Experts' Choice Funds have grown from $500 million at the end of 2008 to ...

Qsuper to champion tailored options

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2013
A recent move to individually tailor the investments of a Queensland Government super fund is a sign of things to come, said an industry expert. Qsuper, which invests nearly $40 billion dollars worth of retirement savings for Queensland Government employees ...