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Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Industry super funds continue to grow, driven by returns, their extra value and members making the switch, said David Whiteley, executive manager of the Industry Super Network. Whiteley said industry funds showed the strongest growth in assets for the ...

ASIC review to streamline IDPS rules

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is undertaking its first ever review of the rules around licensing for Investor Directed Portfolio Services (IDPS) which it hopes will simplify some of their operating rules and reduce barriers ...

AIG builds major risk upgrade for AON

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2007
AIG Life has custom built new group insurance arrangements with AON Master Trust, adding a significant range of new policy features that AON believes makes their master trust among the most competitive in the market. AIG Life's Head of Group Insurance ...

Super returns climb back driven by global shares, property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2007
Improving international equities and property markets have helped super funds recover their returns to an average 12.2 per cent for the year to end April, up from 10 per cent as at end March, according to SelectingSuper. In the latest SelectingSuper ...

Aon renews vows with AIG

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUN 2007
Aon Master Trust has signed a new three year agreement with AIG Life, extending the company's seven year partnership as group insurance partner. Aon's director of superannuation, Steve Gaffney, said working together, the two companies had reduced claims ...

Super fees battle competition and returns

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2007
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has released figures it says shows competition and increasing funds under management are driving down fees, however recent Rainmaker data paints a different picture. The IFSA figures to June 2006 ...

Super fees jump triple inflation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2007
Rainmaker has released their 2007 super and retirement fund survey, showing fees have jumped 8 per cent, or nearly three times the inflation rate. But the continuing performance bull run is distracting funds more focused on expanding their investments ...

Market volatility, rising AUD hits super funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2007
Volatile stock markets and the surging Australian dollar are taking their toll as super fund returns trim back to just over 10 per cent for the 12 months to end March. The size of the slowdown is significant - just one year ago funds were delivering ...

Equity Trustees' sunny forecast

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2007
... 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 business ...

Mariner welcomes head of insto business

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2007
... 2005 and helped drive sales for the multi-manager vehicles, investment consulting and the institutional corporate master trust. Prior to Russell Panaretos spent time with Skandia as national manager corporate superannuation as well as spending nine years ...