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US defined benefit scheme shake-out continues

... move to avoid the pension-related miseries of General Motors, US computer giant IBM announced it will close its defined benefit retirement scheme to new employees in favour of a 401(k) system. IBM is the latest of a raft of multinational companies that ...

Super splitting to go ahead in new year

... provision will however be voluntary for superannuation funds, while it applies only to accumulation interests and not defined benefit interests. O'Shaunnessy said the industry is well prepared for the implications of the bill, which was first introduced ...

Vision return to Russell

... provider of actuarial benefits consulting advice to Australia's largest corporate, industry and public sector defined benefit superannuation funds. We are proud of this tradition and intend to expand our practice going forward."

Vision and CARE merger 'talks' to tackle fund differences

... water services and the like - that's the employer base. Because of its past orientation, there is a substantial defined benefit arrangement, which has been preserved for members. There's no such configuration for care." A merger between the two funds ...

ESSS call off industrial action and work bans

Emergency workers and the Victorian Finance Minister, John Lenders, have come to an "interim settlement" over a fund merger dispute that erupted last month. Emergency workers and members of the The Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme (ESSS) have ...

MLC brings in NT Government funds worth $500 million

... Board to add value to fund members over the coming years." MLC's second appointment comes from LAMS, which is a defined benefit superannuation scheme for NT parliamentarians, with $46 million in assets who offer pensions for members who are no longer ...

FuturePlus appoints CIO

... CIO," he said. "The fact that Terry has had experience in managing the investments for SERF's large and complex defined benefit fund, as well as the accumulation fund was very important for us." Brett Westbrook, FuturePlus CEO, added that Newson's credentials ...

ESS and SSF super fund talks deadlocked

... into ESSS has sparked controversy because ESSS has an accumulation division as part of the plan while SSF is a defined benefit fund. On Tuesday, the issue ended on a sour note as union representatives met with the state Finance Minister in an attempt ...

AXA's Andy Penn fights APRA ban

... how government regulators monitor super funds that are being consolidated or rationalised. If impacted funds are defined benefit the details of successor arrangements can become quite complex regardless of the intracacies of any check and balances put ...

ASFA provides choice of fund assistance for employers

... already have choice, and the required default fund options. In Fact Sheets five to nine topics covered include defined benefit funds, and exclusions from the choice of fund environment due to industry awards. The final four Fact Sheets concentrate on ...