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Showing 11 - 20 of 21 results for "Freedom of Choice"

Treasury rebuffs MySuper critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... not understand that it is not compulsory. "Crucially, this mandated default option is not imposed on anyone. Freedom of choice is a central feature of the choice architecture model that underpins the MySuper proposal. Actively engaged people can choose ...

EQT buys OAMPS Super Fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
... superannuation arm currently provides superannuation services through Wealthpac Superannuation Service and the Freedom of Choice Superannuation Fund. Robin Burns, managing director of Equity Trustees, said buying OAMPS Super formed part of the firm's ...

Right to choice must balance costs of choosing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... government will impose a solution. Pearce said a way manage the inherent contradictions between people needing freedom of choice, being apathetic about their choices while still protecting the government's Duty of Care to ensure they save enough for ...

Coalition doesn't support higher SG

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2008
... put more money into superannuation is not something that sits easily with the Liberal Party's philosophy of freedom of choice, said Shadow Treasurer, Malcolm Turnbull. Speaking at yesterday's Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Sydney luncheon, Turnbull ...

Equity Trustees super six times bigger

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 1 FEB 2008
... Trustees Limited, said. "Early on we bought Templetons, which had a master fund running in Brisbane then we've had Freedom of Choice then we've had Mutual Benefit Consulting which was small in Sydney." According to the firm's half-year performance results ...

More acquisitions on the cards: EQT

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2007
... of the keys to our future growth." The 2007 results do not however reflect the impact of their acquisition of Freedom of Choice superannuation mastertrust and IDPS from Australian Unity in June 2007, an acquisition they expect will boost earnings even ...

Equity Trustees' sunny forecast

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... Queensland office opening at the end of 2006 and the recent announcement of our intended acquisition of the Freedom of Choice master trust and IDPS. "These initiatives indicate that we are not standing still. It is our intention to continue to grow our ...

Optimix satellite branches into India and abroad

... "consumption" story and the growth of the middle class, he adds that the Indian Government is moving towards a freedom of choice pension scheme away from its current government funded fixed term bond of 9 per cent, which he adds is only in the very early ...

Survey shows employees more aware about super legislation

... toward the new regime. It involved 1,500 respondents. But while the majority of employees are aware of their freedom of choice regarding the superannuation fund to which they belong 51 per cent indicated they 'would not' change fund or would be 'unlikely' ...

Independent introduces bill to cut MP's super perks

... current 69 per cent to the 9% guaranteed minimum as paid by most Australian employers. Mr Andren argued that freedom of choice was a basic part of government policy in areas such as health, education and superannuation in the general community. "Such ...