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Govt claims MRRT as super victory

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
The Federal Government said yesterday's agreement to mining tax changes has helped ensure the raising of the superannuation guarantee from 9 per cent to 12 per cent. Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten said in a media release that Minerals Resources Rent ...

Russell moves into industry fund admin

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
Russell Investments has won its first industry super client after signing an agreement to take over the management of Prime Super's administrative services from Pillar Administration. The change will take effect from January 1 next year. The win is ...

Aviva snaps up Goodman fund manager

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Asset management giant Aviva Investors has appointed former Goodman Group fund director Matthew Woodman as a senior fund manager in the global real estate team. Woodman will run the proposed Australian Logistics Fund to be launched in a few months ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Super fund chief investment officers are paid more than their chief executives, according to new research to be discussed at the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) next week. The yet-to-be released report by McGuirk Management Consultants, a long-time ...

Twittering social media takes time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Superannuation professionals have been told that powerful social media campaigns are "slow burners" and warned by a Deloitte technologist that they need to be patient to see the results. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

ASFA and FTSE launch super GST index

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
An index measuring the performance of superannuation funds after capital gains tax has been released by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia and London's FTSE Group. The index provides the first standardised measure for Australian super ...

Future Fund chair back for a year, two new board members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Future Fund chairman David Murray has signed on for a further 12 months at the sovereign wealth fund amid controversy over an alleged board split, it was announced yesterday. Treasurer Wayne Swan re-appointed Murray for a further year, saying in a press ...

FSS and Health Super merger on track

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
First State Super and Health Super are on track to finalise their merger by June 30, creating one of the largest superannuation funds in Australia. Michael Dwyer, chief executive of First State Super, said the merger was progressing smoothly with 19 ...

Aussie funds fail transparency test

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Australia's managed funds are among the world's worst in terms of disclosure, a report has found, with financial advisers caught between client commitments and secretive funds. Managed funds in Australia and New Zealand do not have to publish portfolio ...

Advisers compare insurance on smartphones

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
Financial advisers will be able to compare life insurance from major insurers on their Blackberries, Androids, iPhones or any smartphone after technology provider Omnium widened the capability of its free quoting application. The pioneering firm was ...