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TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... team who will manage the TCorp Hour-Glass Funds, Self Insurance Corporation's Treasury Managed Fund (TMF), the defined benefit assets of the State Super Pooled Fund, and the assets of all five Safety, Return to Work and Support (SRWS) schemes. TCorp's ...

Morrison protects homes from Age Pension means test

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2015
... of a loophole that saw 48,000 Australians, particularly retired public servants, hide large portions of their defined benefit income stream. The loophole closure is expected to save a further $470 million over the four-year forward estimates. PLANNED ...

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... will not impact pensioners or part pensioners," he said. He added: "Labor will also remove the 10% tax offset for defined benefit income above $75,000, estimated to effect approximately 9,500 account holders." Importantly, Bowen said, "If we are elected ...

PROFILE: HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... go on her own and set up a consulting business: "I used to consult on small corporate superannuation funds and defined benefit funds. Consulting was a tremendous opportunity to build my own business. It also meant that I had more independence to raise ...

401(k) plans to reach $6trn by 2018

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2015
... retirement system, surpassing all other retirement channels, with the exception of the retail IRA market. "As defined benefit (DB) plans become rarer, particularly within the private sector, 401(k) accounts will likely be the primary savings vehicles ...

Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... model. While the report acknowledged this fact, it argued that Australian super funds differ from single employer defined benefit schemes. "In defined benefit schemes sponsored by a single employer, equal representation of employees and employers is ...

Equip-AustSuper partnership draws interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
Equip's partnership with AustralianSuper as a defined benefit (DB) provider is gaining traction, with one significant prospect already in the pipeline. As well as seeing Equip take over AustralianSuper's DB scheme, the partnership will also see the ...

Equip to manage AustSuper's defined benefit schemes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
AustralianSuper will transfer its defined benefit plans and members to Equip during 2015 as part of a new partnership aimed at creating long-term growth opportunities for both funds. The fund's defined benefit schemes represent around 2000 members ...

Infra posts 18 pct returns

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... into its own infrastructure sector is considered to be a major reason why international buyers such as Canadian defined benefit pension funds are moving into the sector and crowding out some local investors.

Why are bonds no longer a safe haven?

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2014
... for yield, additional demand for bonds has put even more downward pressure on yields." McNaughton said that as defined benefit plans consolidate they were also demanding more bonds, placing further pressure on the asset class. The issue was further complicated ...