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Super budget for funds management

The budget delivered for the superannuation and funds management industry last night, abolishing the superannuation surcharge and assigning $16 billion to its 'Future Fund' for unfunded public service superannuation liabilities. The government has allocated ...

ASFA foreshadows a super friendly budget

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has indicated the 2005 budget to be handed down on 10 May could contain several positive superannuation initiatives for consumers. The abolition of the superannuation surcharge is one of the ...

Government joins push for better super education

The Federal Government has released a booklet to help improve consumer understanding of superannuation in order to allow people to make more informed financial decisions regarding their retirement savings. The publication is called Super Choices has ...

Young Australians super about choice

Recent research from FuturePlus has revealed 47 per cent of Australians between 25 and 34 years of age in NSW are most like to switch superannuation funds once the July choice of funds legislation comes into place. "It reinforces the view that superannuation ...

ASIC clarifies position on disclosing impact of IFRS

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has indicated its expectations as to the nature and extent of the disclosure in financial reports, for the year ended 30 June 2005, about the impact of the implementation of International Financial ...

Australian businesses not ready for choice: NAB

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2005
Australian businesses are unprepared for imminent changes to the superannuation regime, which will enable workers to choose their own super fund, the National Australia Bank says. George Frazis, NAB's executive general manager of business banking, urged ...

ASIC to be harsh but fair with super choice regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Jeffery Lucy has outlined the regulator's approach towards the choice of superannuation fund regime to be introduced in July of this year. ASIC focus revolves around making sure advisers and ...

Defensive assets take control as growth funds stall

Recent weakness in the markets favoured managers with more defensive asset allocation and share strategies states Intech's latest growth fund performance survey as growth funds posted their first month of negative returns since July 2004. The results ...

Choice of fund onus lies with consumer

Individuals may have 90 per cent of influence over investment outcomes leaving the rest of the of the investment industry as bit players once choice of fund regime comes into effect. Speaking at the ASFA lunch attended by 250 industry practitioners ...

Virgin Money to 'shake-up' super

Virgin Money is set to launch a superannuation fund in time for choice of superannuation on July 1, 2005 with a $30 million investment from the Virgin Group. Macquarie Funds Management will manage the fund with Superpartners as the administrator and ...