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Kinetic Super launches intra-fund advice service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
Kinetic Super has partnered with Industry Funds Services (IFS) to launch its first intra-fund advice service, providing members with limited advice on insurance cover, contributions or investment choice. The service will be provided and licenced under ...

Abbott's SG claim incorrect, survey finds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 SEP 2014
The majority of businesses would fund a rise in the superannuation guarantee (SG) out of their own - not their employees' - pockets, according to survey commissioned by industry fund Sunsuper. This contradicts Tony Abbott's claim last week that the ...

Planners keen to leave big dealer groups

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2014
Increasing numbers of financial planners are expressing interest in moving away from the big vertically integrated dealer groups, according to netwealth Advice Group's head of advice Simon Micallef. "Since February the netwealth Advice Group has had ...

Who will buy NAB Asset Servicing?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
In July, National Australia Bank announced to the ASX that it was "undertaking discussions with a number of Global Custody providers" over the future of its custody business, NAB Asset Servicing (NAS). While NAB described it as a "strategic partnering" ...

Executives lose sleep over changing regulation

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Two thirds of investment executives are losing sleep over changing government regulation, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' 'Asset Administration & Custody Review'. In a survey of 110 senior executives working in Australian asset management ...

Sixteen Aussie funds make top 300 pension funds list

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
Sixteen Australian super funds, including first-timer HOSTPLUS, have made it into Towers Watson's list of the 300 largest global pension funds, which was released today. However, the weakening Australian dollar saw most of the Australian funds fall ...

Former Treasury adviser joins ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Former Treasury adviser Glen McCrea has been appointed to the newly created role of chief policy officer at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). McCrea will have overall responsibility for "ensuring that ASFA's advocacy is prioritised ...

Advertising won't grow membership, super funds told

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Spending big on advertising may build brand awareness, but it has no effect on membership growth, according to research by CoreData. In a comprehensive study of how consumers view super funds, CoreData found that focusing on fees and services is a surer ...

SG freeze to hit young and low income earners hardest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
The government's decision to hold off raising the superannuation guarantee will cost young people tens of thousands of dollars in retirement savings, according to figures released by Industry Super Australia. A 25-year-old on $40,000 a year will miss ...

Former REST exec joins Media Super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2014
Media Super has appointed Erick Cordero to the role of general manager, growth, as part of the fund's growth strategy. Cordero formerly looked after business development and strategic corporate relationships at fellow not-for-profit fund REST Industry ...