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Vision Super remains hopeful on Equip merger

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... between the two super funds held serious financial ramifications for members because the bulk of its assets are in a defined benefit fund that has already come under pressure as members retire. "The assets of the Defined Benefit Plan represent a third ...

Media Super wants corporate marriage

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... replicate in order for them to come into Media Super." "We'd have clearing houses, telephone financial advice, a defined benefit capability - those sort of things which we would require to tempt a corporate fund to come on board." But while Media Super ...

Dutch pension tackles longevity risk and ageing population

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 7 MAR 2011
The Dutch pension system will soon introduce a new pension contract that would tackle the dual challenges of longevity risk and an ageing population. The Netherlands has a mandatory pension system based on generous defined benefits but an ageing population ...

Ireland looks to sovereign annuities

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2010
... for sovereign annuities earlier this week, which could be used by under-funded Irish pension funds to meet their defined benefit liabilities. After extensive consultation with the industry, Ireland's National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) will begin ...

Hungary nationalises private pensions

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2010
... it effectively shifts away from an almost fully funded system based on defined contributions, to an unfunded, defined benefit retirement scheme.

Indian pension funds poised for growth

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
... Indians' retirements are adequately funded. In 2004, the pension system for government employees shifted from "defined benefit" to "defined contribution" with the launch of the New Pension Scheme (NPS). In 2009, the NPS was opened up to the public, not ...

LGsuper and City Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... one fund for all government employees across Queensland, according to a joint statement. Both funds have closed defined benefit funds that would remain separate following a merger. City Super is the super fund for Brisbane City Council employees, and ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Former Ernst & Young partner, Jules Gribble, has joined ASFA as senior adviser - policy strategy. "Jules is an actuary and has 25 years experience as a consultant, adding an extra dimension to ASFA's policy and research team. Jules also has a keen interest ...

ESSSuper drops VFMC for Towers Watson

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... accumulation assets, terminating its previous contract with VFMC, which will still be the adviser for the fund's defined benefit investments. Michael Dundon, chief executive of ESSSuper, said Towers Watson was appointed following a tender process that ...

Telstra boosts insurance portability

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... that cover also being applied within Telstra Super. The transfer arrangements are available to accumulation and defined benefit members across both employer-sponsored and personal divisions.