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Diversa buys MARF Super

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
Super administration and investment management house Diversa has entered into an agreement to buy the $37 million retail master trust, Managed Australian Retirement Fund. ASX-listed Diversa Limited is looking to acquire the investment and administration ...

Super funds stage comeback

... their unemployment forecasts only adds weight to these trend," he said. If unlisted assets are devalued further, retail super funds, which usually have higher share weightings could soon climb the league tables and challenge the not-for-profit funds. ...

Aus Ethical wins CMSF gong

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2009
Australian Ethical Investment's Retail Superannuation fund has won the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) sustainable investment Infinity Award for the second year running. The Infinity Award recognises the fund as a leader in sustainable investment ...

Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... year's total. Analysis by Rainmaker reveals the contributions were almost exclusively channeled into self-managed and retail super funds, reinforcing concerns by industry funds that despite their more sophisticated public relations strategies, they are ...

Clients stung by commissioned advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... advice," said David Whiteley, executive manager, Industry Super Network. Rice Warner Actuaries found that on average, retail super funds and other financial products that pay commissions have higher ongoing fees than those that do not pay commissions. ...

Divide super for members: Rainmaker

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2008
... research. Speaking at the Thomson Reuters Superannuation Governance Forum yesterday, Dunnin said competition between retail super funds and not-for-profit funds is an illusion because most Australians aren't aware of the options in the market nor are ...

AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... describes its operation as a 'profit for members structure' which takes the best of features of industry, corporate and retail super funds. However, its parent organisations include the non-profit association Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) ...

Retail fund fights back

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... Rubinsztein said at an Institute of Actuaries of Australia seminar, that approach is not comparing like for like. "Why are [retail super funds] underperforming? The analysis we've done says it's asset allocation and fees. For many of the retail funds ...

AMP hit by lower discretionary contributions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 21 OCT 2008
... discretionary contributions in the last three months compared to the same time last year. According to AMP, total retail super and pensions/annuities inflows fell a hefty 43 per cent to $1.68 billion in Q3 2008 compared to $2.95 billion in the corresponding ...

HOSTPLUS tackles Qld with Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2008
... sponsoring the Melbourne Storm had also proven to be a cost effective and precise way to compete for members against retail super funds, which are prevalent in mainstream media. "Sports sponsorship allows us to be highly visible for most months of a ...