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LUCRF defends political campaign allegations

MARK SMITH, DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
Labour Union Co-operative Retirement Fund (LUCRF) has responded to allegations that it paid thousands of dollars to a National Union of Workers fund, IR21, to finance political campaigns. Reports in News Ltd papers have claimed the industry super fund's ...

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Australians are paying attention to the superannuation conversation with new data showing super members are switching funds at a level not seen since 2010. Eleven per cent of super members switched funds last year, up from 9% in 2013. About 5% are intending ...

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... capitalise on investment opportunities in North America and Latin America. AvSuper adds new investment option - The retirement fund for the aviation and aviation safety industries is adding a new investment option to its menu from 1 July. Called Balanced ...

AvSuper adds new investment option

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
AvSuper, the retirement fund for the aviation and aviation safety industries, is adding a new investment option to its menu from 1 July. Called Balanced Growth, the option will comprise exposure to 65% growth assets and 35% defensive assets. It is designed ...

Australians wary of new investments: Legg Mason

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2015
Australian investors are coy about putting their money to work both overseas and locally according to global asset manager Legg Mason. Although weighted averages suggest investor confidence in Australia is high, it appears investors in the lucky country ...

Maritime Super appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... replacing John Coombs, who retired after 20 years on the boards of Maritime Super and the former Stevedore Employees Retirement Fund (SERF). Maritime Super is the largest industry fund dedicated to the maritime industry. It looks after more than 30,000 ...

US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... overseen by the Department of Labor, to introduce fiduciary obligations on retirement advisers arguing it will result retirement fund members having reduced access to information. It has meanwhile been reported that Republican members of the House Financial ...

Managers to battle for super pool offshore

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
Competition among fund managers for the ever growing pool of retirement funds is set to move away from Australia and into international markets. Tougher conditions locally and the limited capacity of the market to absorb the $1.9 trillion in superannuation ...

Australian Unity expands healthcare property trust

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The Australian Unity Healthcare Property Trust (HPT) acquired a majority share of a North Gosford medical centre for $13 million. The property is a 2,226 square metre, two-level medical centre featuring a cafe and a two-level basement carpark. HPT has ...

US fiduciary reforms will rock pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... proposed requirements to introduce fiduciary obligations on people and entities providing advice will rock the retirement fund sector. The proposal for a fiduciary advice standard is being pushed by the US Department of Labor (DOL) in its authority overseeing ...