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Health Super reviews mandate line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... said. While Clausen didn't take any sides on the active-passive management debate currently buzzing across the super industry, he said it had certainly prompted the fund to consider the fund's overall manager line up and mandate sizes. "Rather than wholesale ...

Legal funds merge into Legalsuper

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2009
... Legalsuper chairman David Miles, said legalsuper's out-performance and continued growth demonstrate there is room in the super industry for boutique funds that better understand the particular needs of their target market compared to the mega super funds. ...

Future still belongs to super

... research groups have released projections for the superannuation market that show while the GFC has dented the super industry's growth prospects, the blow is far from fatal. Rainmaker's latest ten year projections for super estimate assets will reach ...

Efficiency and social equity best way to fix super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2009
... sales costs are the major problem. "The systemic causes of inefficiency and underperformance in some parts of the super industry must be addressed by banning the deduction of sales commissions (especially for compulsory superannuation savings) and reducing ...

Superfunds on recruitment spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2009
... and asset transitions. Sunsuper and GESB's search for new staff follows other recruitment endeavours across the super industry, including those by the Government's $60 billion Future Fund, which has been set up to help future governments meet the cost ...

Meat fund invests in high growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
The $529 million Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund is defying the super industry's flight to cash when it recently introduced a new "high growth" investment option to members. Up until the start of this year, MIESF did not offer investment ...

Syncsoft expands team after Superpartners deal

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... Caterina Toaldo joins Syncsoft from a major industry fund. Toaldo is equipped with over 12 years experience in the super industry.

Cuscal targets super as profit soars

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2008
... from last year's $17.7 million. This in turn, is prompting Cuscal to widen its product offering to cater to the super industry. "This year we are set to assist superannuation funds offer account-based pension products to retirees. These products will ...

Segmentation prompts industry warning

MICHAEL HOBBS, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... Communications Forum. Bowerman said the growing use of technology is why mobile devices will become the next channel for the super industry to communicate to its members. However, he warned that "just because you can do new things, it doesn't mean you ...

The golden age of SMSFs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2007
... Planning Association conference yesterday, Gale said regulatory changes and an aging population had driven the super industry, with superannuation assets expected to increase by almost 10 per cent over the next decade. "What's interesting is post retirement ...