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DHS to takeover early super release on compassionate grounds

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
The government has announced a structural shake-up of the early release of superannuation benefits on specified compassionate grounds. From next month, the Department of Human Services (DHS) will take over the administration of the payments from Medicare/DHS ...

MacMillan wins AFA Adviser of the Year

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
West Australian financial planner, Troy MacMillan, has taken out the top gong at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) annual conference and been named Adviser of the Year for 2011. The award, sponsored by Zurich Financial Services Australia ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after European and Asian markets fell overnight. Wall Street was closed on Monday for the US Labor Day public holiday. At 0710 AEST on Tuesday, the September share price index futures contract was down 52 ...

REST Acumen attracts Global Fortune 500 company

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
REST Industry Super's corporate division, Acumen, has been appointed as preferred superannuation service provider by global firm, AkzoNobel. AkzoNobel, the world's largest paint company, employs over 60,000 people around the world, with about 14,500 ...

Market dives on US downgrade, China demands new reserve currency

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2011
The Australian share market dropped sharply on the open as nervous investors reacted to Standard & Poor's historic weekend downgrade of US sovereign credit. At time of writing the All Ordinaries Index had fallen 66.1 points or 1.59% to 4103.6 while ...

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
REST Industry Super's core strategy achieved returns of 9.56% for the last financial year, which the fund attributed to its active management style, while its tax-free core pension strategy returned 10.71%. The $20 billion hospitality industry fund ...

Market Wrap -Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Australian share market was expected to open stronger after a resurgence on Wall Street overnight as fears eased over Greece's debt crisis. At 0710 AEST, the September share price index futures contract was up 49 points at 4,491. In economic news ...

Energy Super joins $50bn admin platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2011
Newly merged Energy Super has joined the Independent Fund Administrators and Advisers (IFAA) Acurity administration platform, which boasts QSuper, Telstra Super, and UniSuper as clients. Acurity, which now manages over 2.5 million superannuation members ...

Janus sifts through sectors for EM value

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
Investing by sector and not by region is the right way to approach the emerging markets, where easy returns are a thing of the past, according to Janus Capital. Wahid Pierre Chammas, co-portfolio manager of the Janus emerging market strategy, said that ...

State Super FS appoints MD

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2011
State Super Financial Services (SSFS) has named Deloitte Consulting partner, Michael Monaghan, as new managing director with Peter McKillop retiring from the position in May. While currently at Deloitte, Monaghan's previous experience includes chief ...