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Technology no help without standardisation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Employers will no longer be able to pay their superannuation obligations by cheque after 2014 when mandatory data standards come in, if SuperStream recommendations come to fruition, a superannuation expert has said. At present the move is still at the ...

Retail funds want more super access

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011
AMP has joined the chorus of retail funds who want the current award system opened to more competition, giving their superannuation funds greater access to default-fund advantage. AMP has tried repeatedly to join an industry award through Fair Work ...

PC to review how defaults appointed to Awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011
... the release of the APRA data, "According to published data by the regulator, industry super funds have outperformed retail super funds over the short, medium and longer term. "This net out-performance means that on average industry super fund members ...

Back office firm eyes super growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... with 100 managed funds. Another of its subsidiaries, FundBPO is also open to tenders among industry, corporate and retail super funds by delivering outsourced 'custodian agnostic' unit pricing, performance, compliance and other middle services.

AMP reports subdued Q1 cashflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
AMP Financial Services (AFS) registered a significant fall in net cashflows for the first quarter of 2011 although AMP's retail superannuation and pension business fared well. AFS' net cashflows were $42 million for the first quarter of 2011, markedly ...

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
... and growth in the fee market. It is not only the independent financial adviser market that is of concern, with the retail super fund market also now having to potentially compete with this new industry super fund network approach.

Super insurance commission ban not what it seems

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
While banning group insurance commissions from retail super funds seems a big deal, reality seems to be that most advisers don't make their living selling this type of insurance as they prefer traditional insurance sold outside super funds. According ...

BlackRock provides advisers with super SMA

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... account balances. This is SMSF-like in its features with control, flexibility and transparency but is available to retail super clients so those with less funds can access it," said James Langlands, co-head, customised portfolio service, BlackRock. BlackRock ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... sparked the debate after it found that members of industry super funds could be an average $82,026 better off than retail super fund members as a result of sales commissions and higher fees over a 40 year working life. According to Industry Super Network ...

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... obvious, and not so obvious, findings on where potential conflicts of interest could arise. According to the report, retail super funds invest the most money with their own or affiliated managers, compared with other subcategories of super funds. Retail ...