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Sunsuper overhauls insurance in favour of women

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
... officer, Sunsuper. The fund has also recognised that members want more flexible insurance cover to incorporate different lifecycle events, such as buying a house, getting married or having children. Sunsuper has built in the ability for members to increase ...

Merged planning group to meet new client needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
... said that a joint venture with a specialist in the mortgage space was on the cards. Eluvia will also offer ongoing, lifecycle advice, a significant point of difference, according to O'Leary. "A realignment in thinking from individual to family and recognising ...

Industry still lagging on green IT

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... with a score of 63.8, USA at 60.3, Australia at 53.9 and India at 51.1. The target score is 75-80. They were judged on lifecycle (procurement and disposal), end user IT efficiencies, enterprise and data centre IT efficiencies, use of IT as a low-carbon ...

Addwealth seeks women advisers

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... [for women] can be very different - what matters also is the process that women take to commit to [advice]," she said. Lifecycle changes including childbirth and taking time off work are often on the agenda, and Addwealth is hoping to tackle the different ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
QIC will offer super funds lifecycle investing strategies to improve retirement outcomes for members. Dynamic lifecycle strategies constantly adjust throughout a member's life, focusing on the investment returns required to meet a member's real retirement ...

SCT chief Furlan talks tough on benefits

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The head of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal urges super funds to consider fresh ways to structure insurance within super, as one of the most common source of disputes is the conflict on insurance payouts. Jocelyn Furlan, chairperson of the Superannuation ...

J.P. Morgan strengthens local derivatives hub

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... default swaps and inflation swaps. However, this processing system will provide greater transparency and manage the whole lifecycle of the instrument on behalf of clients. For example, the system can calculate and manage the cash flow around the derivative ...

Cooper Review unveils MySuper, officially

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... meaning fund members are automatically moved from one default to the next depending on what stage they are in their lifecycle. Replacing that 'dynamic' default option with a singular MySuper product could have an impact on overall retirement savings ...

North gets very strong rating from S&P

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... structure, and its ability to mitigate downside risk in both the capital-accumulation and income phases of the investment lifecycle. The structure is particularly effective in addressing market-exit timing and income-sequencing risk for investors approaching ...

QIC taps lifecycle strategies

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
QIC has developed new lifecycle investment solutions aimed at adjusting risk to complement existing investment strategies available to super funds. The lifecycle strategies will be used to adjust the risk faced by a member as he or she approaches retirement. ...