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Murder on super

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
... have been earning between four to six per cent in the bank accounts with relatively low risk, and now can look at being active with their funds and buy some cheap shares," said Raftery. However, for those who have suffered from paper losses, HLB Mann ...

Max Super reloads for 2008

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2008
Online super fund max Super has revised its business model with a shift in focus towards corporate super with a revamped website due in the coming weeks. David Williams, general manager at Max Super, said the company was pleased with the personal super ...

VFMC boosts inhouse investments by 25pc

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2008
... and instead, establishing an inhouse investment team. "Two years ago, the mandate was changed. We were told to get more active and have a better division between what external managers do for us and what we do internally. As a result we went from 100 ...

New partner for First Quadrant

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
First Quadrant, an investment management firm specialising in active equity management and global macro strategies, has appointed Jia Ye as a new partner in the company. Ye, who currently holds the position of chief investment strategist, will remain ...

CommInsure tracks lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2008
... procedure and mailout to newly identified customers at regular intervals throughout the year. The government has also taken an active stance in addressing the $10 billion lost super issue, with the Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Nick ...

Govt urges auto-rolling of $9.7bn lost super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2008
... urged the Federal Government to consider implementing the automatic rollover of "lost accounts" into a member's last known active account, using the tax file number system. According to figures from the Australian Tax Office, Australia's lost and unclaimed ...

Watch out for 130/30

... products in this area. In the US, a survey of managers by industry publication Pensions & Investments showed assets in the active-extension strategies rose by 77 per cent between the first and third quarter of 2007, to more than US$53 billion. Michelle ...

APRA audit adds to bottomline

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2007
... what they're targeting is making an impact, organisations are getting their act together and becoming more and more pro-active," Alexandratos said. By implementing effective IT governance within institutions, super funds are able to track and identify ...

Non-TFN tax attack

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2007
... able to get the cover again," he said. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) estimates that almost 1.1 million or 8 per cent of active super accounts do not have a TFN.

VicSuper wins Sustainability Super Fund award

VicSuper has received the inaugural Sustainable Super Fund of the Year award at the Australian Sustainability Awards held last week. Organised by sustainability publication specialist Australian Ethical Investor, two new awards were introduced this ...