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HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... intention of super - as "it was designed to provide a universal access to savings in retirement not to replace the Age Pension safety net." HESTA supports the senate inquiry to address women's superannuation adequacy issues and will make a submission ...

NAB planner wins AFA Female Excellence Award

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... Victoria. An active mentor to several other female advisers, Walker also volunteers in her community to assist women seeking safety from violent relationships. Niall McConville, general manager retail distribution at award sponsor TAL, said: "We are ...

Deloitte super plan could save budget $6bn

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... contributions could be abolished for everyone under 50-years-old. The cap would then be raised for everyone else - subject to a safety net of a lifetime cap. "Depending on how the super savings are used - to cut taxes that really hurt our economy, or ...

Ironbark teams up with UK global equities manager

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... shareholder wealth creation; be priced with an attractive valuation; and exhibit a stock specific investment margin of safety. Waverton will begin management of the Ironbark Waverton Concentrated Global Equity fund from November 2015.

Australian Catholic Super launches retirement income product

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
... "Our modelling showed that the two years' worth of pension payments stored in the cash bucket would provide an adequate safety net in the event of a significant market downturn," Cantor said. RetireSmart complements Australian Catholic Superannuation's ...

AvSuper to expand in-house investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... as 6 years as an investment analyst at MilitarySuper. AvSuper is the super fund dedicated to the aviation and aviation safety industries. It has about 6,100 members and $1.9 billion in assets under management

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... is akin to overseeing a community. The mid-sized fund was originally set up for Airservices Australia and Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) employees. AvSuper now has more than $2 billion in funds under management and about 6500 members. "These ...

Reform summit must keep momentum: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... on the need for reform," O'Neill said. "It's all interrelated - getting the economy right, ensuring jobs and fixing the safety net feed into ensuring good retirement incomes." The event was also addressed by federal Treasurer Joe Hockey, Opposition Leader ...

Gloom and doom news is good news

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... Bloomberg reported on the day: "Concern Europe's debt crisis would trigger a global recession sent investors to the relative safety of the U.S. currency and Treasuries in the third quarter, dragging equity markets in 37 of the 45 countries in the MSCI ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... cosmetic purposes; having unacceptable environmental management practices; or having unacceptable occupational health and safety practices. Since inception in November 2014, the Fund has returned 3.05% (as at 30 June 2015).