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ING low-fee super hits $1bn mark

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
ING DIRECT Living Super has reached the $1 billion funds under management milestone two years after entering the Australian market. Launched in 2012 as a direct-to-customer offering, Living Super's balanced option charges members no administration or ...

QSuper adds SMSF-style direct investment option

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
QSuper has become the latest fund to launch an SMSF-style direct investment option. The Queensland Government superannuation fund has joined the likes of AustralianSuper and Hostplus in offering this kind of option. It gives eligible members the flexibility ...

Mercer launches its own MDI

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 AUG 2014
Mercer has launched a direct investment option, giving members direct access to shares, exchange traded funds, and term deposits. Dubbed 'Mercer Direct', the option is open to Mercer Super Trust members. Members must transfer super into a special account ...

OneVue pitches Managed Accounts to industry funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
Managed account provider OneVue is pitching its services to industry super funds that may be looking to add low cost platform functionality in an effort to meet the investment needs of high-end fund members who may otherwise be tempted to set up their ...

ASX managed fund service gets go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
The ASX's mFund Settlement Service (mFund), formally known as AQUA II, has cleared the final regulatory hurdle and is provisionally set to launch at the beginning of the second quarter this year. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre ...

NGS Super launches direct investment platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2014
... first client to approach Mercer about developing the platform, as the $5.7 billion fund recognised a direct investment option would make it more competitive. NGS Super said it is the only fund that has trained in house financial planners on advice and ...

Industry funds should offer SMSFs: QMV

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2013
Industry superannuation funds should consider offering self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to their members, according to QMV Super Solutions chief executive Brad Goodall. Goodall, who heads up the Melbourne-based superannuation technology consultant and ...

Funds explore hidden benefits of APRA reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
Super funds will be "missing a trick" if they fail to make the most of data gathered to meet the new reporting standards of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), according to Rhys Octigan, regional head of business at DST Global Solutions. ...

NFP funds turning to direct investment options in droves

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
The large majority of industry superannuation funds are looking to add direct investment options (DIOs) to their service offerings with some even considering opening the service to non-members through separate legal structures according to Lonsec Fiscal ...

HOSTPLUS targets SMSFs with direct infra option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... Addressing an audience of HOSTPLUS members and employers, David Elia also talked about the HOSTPLUS' direct investment option. In the four weeks since its launch, he said $4 million-worth of funds had already flowed into the ChoicePlus option. He said ...