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Kiwisaver allows contributions to be diverted into mortgages

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... thought to be where the Australia Labor Party got the idea to have the Australian Taxation Office operate as a national super choice clearing house. Alex Dunnin with

Plum puts increased super savings on auto-pilot

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... existing take home pay. The Escalator Program has been designed around research that bore out theories suggesting consumer choice was often an impediment to saving and the idea of saving itself was often seen as a sacrifice. Under the program, an employee ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2006
... accounted for $535 million of PBL's $978 million earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. Mortgage Choice announced a 43 per cent rise in profit to $17.9 million in the face of the last three interest rate hikes, another indication ...

Max Super to go max Direct with investment funds

... more on building a brand that can engage people at an emotional level." While the number of people switching funds after choice is lower than expected, Barlow said that the number of enquiries they have received grows by the week. And it doesn't hurt ...

Super communication to evolve with choice

The super choice legislation has transferred the power to manage super from the hands of the employer to their individual members, a fundamental shift that should compel industry players to radically change their communications strategy. Speaking at ...

Top fund communications win 2006 ASFA Awards

... whole greater than the parts". In the same category, a merit award went to AMP Corporate Superannuation for its Employer Choice Campaign 2005. Among the highlights of the evening were the two new special awards, namely the Lightning Rod Award (for best ...

BT Wrap blasts through $25bn

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2006
... corporate actions and IPOs, a first-to-market; facilitating UK pension transfers under new UK legislation; more investment choice in Wrap Essentials with the addition of six new funds; as well as DIY super administration service. "We expect the strong ...

Get rid of the Greek: Russell

... understable to members who might not be able to keep up with the increasing complexity of the new breed of super funds under the choice regime. Michelle Baltazar

ASIC issues disclosure guidelines for super trustees

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
... Superannuation: Delivery of product disclosure strategies (PS 184) pertains to all trustees where their fund allows members some choice of investment strategy, though it does not canvass choice of fund. PS 184 gives guidance on two primary means of delivering ...

Design menus to encourage proper choices: MLC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2006
Consumers thrive on having choice, but the way this plays out when choosing investments can be self-destructive if the choice arrangements are poorly designed. Gareth Abley, senior asset consultant, and Leon Tisdell, asset consultant, both with MLC ...