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OneVue rules out further acquisitions in run up to IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
OneVue chief executive Connie Mckeage has ruled out any more acquisitions as the wholesale SMSF solutions provider looks towards Easter for its much anticipated IPO. Mckeage said that despite OneVue "always looking for acquisitions" in the platform ...

BT reveals post-awards strategy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... government proceed with its plan to take superannuation out of modern awards. Vicki Doyle, head of corporate and retail super at BT, told Financial Standard taking super out of awards would open up 30,000 small to medium sized employers who bank with ...

Pressure mounts on super in modern awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... process by delaying its formal commencement until the government has settled its policy position on this matter." The retail super sector, represented by the Financial Services Council (FSC), is leading the charge in the removal of superannuation from ...

Government must recycle brownfield infra: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2014
... governments should sell off assets to fund new (greenfield) infrastructure projects. However, the peak body for the retail super sector said, due to the risks, greenfield projects were not suitable investment for super funds, and should be funded from ...

Praemium to launch retail super SMA service

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2014
Praemium will launch a version of its separately managed account (SMA) platform for the retail superannuation space in February 2014. The Praemium SuperSMA will include the offerings of the current Praemium SMA platform within a retail superannuation ...

FPA-Cbus referral deal makes promising start

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2014
... were positive, and that if it continues to go well it will roll out across Australia, and open to other industry and retail super funds. Currently no other funds have come on board, though there have been expressions of interest and informal discussions. ...

Retail super members more likely to switch funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Retail superannuation fund members are more likely to switch funds than their industry and SMSF counterparts, with investment performance being the main concern cited, according to a report by Roy Morgan Research. The report, entitled 'Superannuation ...

MySuper authorisations hit 99

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
AMG Super and Rio Tinto are the two latest MySuper authorisations, taking to 99 the total number of MySuper authorised funds. AMG Universal Super, which operates workplace, personal and retirement products, has its MySuper authorised through Trust Company ...

Industry and retail models increasingly similar: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The industry and retail superannuation sectors are increasingly resembling one another in all but ownership model, according to Sunsuper's new chief executive Scott Hartley. Hartley, who starts in the top job at the Queensland industry fund in January ...

Demand for industrial property exceeds expectations

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... aligns investors seeking high quality direct property offerings, regardless of whether they own an SMSF or access retail super options on platforms," Victor said. Despite the perception that SMSFs are primarily focusing on residential property investments ...