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No silver bullet for gender equity in super: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... Summit in Melbourne this morning, Wood said that without changes the current system would continue to deliver better outcomes for men than for women. "Despite more than 20 years of compulsory super, we're still seeing situations where women are retiring ...

NGS Super launches direct investment platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... adds, "Working collaboratively with NGS Super helped Mercer develop our thinking and refine our solution, enabling better outcomes than working alone." NGS Super was the first client to approach Mercer about developing the platform, as the $5.7 billion ...

AIST slams independent director quota

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... non-aligned directors should be made by the fund, not the government, saying the focus should be exclusively on better outcomes for members.

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... certainty for all Australians in relation to their retirement savings provision. The draft, entitled 'Fewer Changes, Better Outcomes,' supports no major taxation changes to superannuation and the government's proposal to legislate the charter into law. ...

Fund manager dismisses super fund fee demands

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... Platinum Asset Management chief investment officer Andrew Clifford said cutting fees does not automatically result in better outcomes for clients. Numerous studies of the funds management industry have shown that investments with lower fees have a much ...

Don't ignore Lifecycle Funds: Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... that question," Mathers said. "No one has come up to me yet and successfully challenged the idea of less risk and better outcomes for members." This week Mercer will be speaking to members of the Funds Executives Association (FEAL) about the issues they ...

ASIC boosts Stronger Super education program

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... reforms are a major focus for us, and our close interaction with industry through this process will help drive better outcomes for industry and their clients," said Greg Tanzer, commissioner at ASIC. Depending on the final passage of legislation, the ...

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... of interest and all those things critical to what ultimately happens to members have the potential to lead to better outcomes. "We might end up with the situation that there's just a few big funds [like the banks] and not much to show for it but I hope ...

AustralianSuper talks scale, further growth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... Administration Conference in Sydney. "We are growing and will continue to grow because we can continue to deliver better outcomes for our members and that is purely the basis we go in with," said Curtis. "We could just sit still and let the super levy ...

Synchron NextGen success firm expands to Sydney

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2012
... are constantly investing in their development in order to improve the efficiencies of their practices and foster better outcomes for them and for their businesses. Wealth Enhancers is an excellent example which proves that our investment is paying off," ...