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Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... Institute expressed then "a strong show of support for reforms to improve superannuation governance, including a minimum one-third independent directors and an independent chair." At the time, it said that "the proposals will improve board renewal processes ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... opened for the SelectingSuper 2015 Consumer Choice award division of the SelectingSuper fund and product awards. This is the third year SelectingSuper has run the Consumer Choice award, with past winners being UniSuper in 2013 and EnergySuper in 2014. ...

SelectingSuper fund award nominees announced

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... nominees span 72 separate products and services offered through 41 separate not-for-profit and retail organisations one third of which are boutique and mid-size organisations. These superannuation providers include: AMG, AMP, AMP SMSF Solutions, ANZ ...

ISA calls out banks over fee structures

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
Australia's big four banks collect one third of all fees paid to superannuation funds totaling about $10 billion, according to research from Rainmaker Information commissioned by Industry Super Australia. The study found that the super industry drew ...

Are Aussies super know-it-alls?

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... words, what we have and what we need." The report also found 49% do not know how much they pay in super fees yet more than a third are prepared to switch funds for a better deal. ING DIRECT executive director of customer delivery, Lisa Claes, said not ...

Reversal of fortunes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... of low inflation and weak external accounts and more recently, slowing jobs growth. Financial markets are reversing their third quarter reversal because speculations are now mounting not over when the Fed would start lift-off, but over whether it should ...

Janet vindicated

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... and culminating in the worst quarter for equity markets since the September quarter of 2011. The S&P 500 lost 6.9% in the third quarter; the Dow, 7.6%; the Nasdaq, 7.4% and the Russell 2000, 12.2%. Data released last week - the ones that directly related ...

Nikko downgrades equities stance

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... to an overweight stance." The GIC expects Japanese corporate earnings to rise over the next two quarters after their weak third quarter performance. The committee notes that Japanese equities are expected to produce a 5.5% unannualised return in US dollar ...

Super trustees get a handle on retirement income

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... resources, there are a number of strategies which can be developed by funds themselves and offered without the need for a third-party provider, which may also warrant close consideration." Callil added that a fund's retirement strategy requires not just ...

Data doesn't justify "recession" headlines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... positive report is consistent with the AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index which increased to 52.1 in September - the third consecutive month that the index has been above 50 (expansion), accelerating from 50.4 in July and 51.7 in August. Again, compare ...