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VicSuper and Vision Super in merger talks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
Vision Super has begun talks regarding a potential merger with VicSuper following the collapse in May of its planned merger with Equipsuper. Barbra Norris, VicSuper chairperson, said there was strong alignment between the two funds particularly in terms ...

SuperIQ acquires Smartsuper

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) provider SuperIQ has acquired former Perpetual business Smartsuper in the latest wave of consolidation in the space. Acquisitions in the SMSF space are proving commonplace as businesses attempt to build client bases during ...

Why QE3 will work

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
Uh-oh, I think I made a boo-boo. Two gentle readers wrote to express their disagreement with the musings I wrote on this column yesterday - yes, the one where I said "QE3 will work," just as QE1 and QE2 did. In case you missed it, you can read it here ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
Governments, asset owners and corporations will need to work together in a stronger partnership to achieve a sustainable investment future, new research from Towers Watson has found. After surveying 22 asset managers in conjunction with Oxford University ...

Investment management hit by downturn

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
A cocktail of market blows since the GFC which led super funds to reduce costs by going passive, amalgamate through economies-of-scale, and the internalisation of portfolio management by larger funds - plus reduced availability of capital - has meant ...

Greens propose scaled super contribs tax

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
The Australian Greens have proposed that rather than tax superannuation at a flat rate of 15%, it should be taxed on a sliding discounted scale based on a fund members' marginal tax rates. The proposal follows emerging debate about the cost of superannuation ...

Money Solutions partners with ING DIRECT

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
Money Solutions has been chosen as ING DIRECT's partner to deliver phone-based advice service in relation to its Living Super product that was launched last week. ING DIRECT's new product, Living Super, is the first balanced option available to all ...

They will or they won't

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
We're heading into the home stretch folks. Soon we'll find out the answer to that seemingly eternal "will they, won't they" question? The German Constitutional Court will deliver its verdict on the legality of the EFSF/ESM rescue fund and the US Federal ...

J.P. Morgan wins custodial services mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
J.P. Morgan Worldwide Securities Services (WSS) has won a mandate to provide custodial and fund administration services to a number of additional Mosaic Portfolio Advisers (MPA) Limited funds. Mosaic is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX - listed wealth ...

Aus Sup to manage 30% of own funds in 5 years

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
AustralianSuper has unveiled plans to manage up to 30% of its funds internally by 2017. Australia's largest super fund said in a statement today, that it has plans to build an internal management team as the next initiative to further reduce costs and ...