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Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate funds have not been able to keep up with the frantic pace of technology changes. In the era of smartphones and tablets, only 8% of industry and corporate funds have an application suitable for these gadgets, according to a Towers ...

Ex Future Fund exec to tap into aged care

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2013
... service focused on direct investment in aged care. Day's Scarce Capital has partnered with specialist consulting firm Round Tower Solutions to provide advice on long term investment in aged care. "Aged Care is a highly fragmented industry with strong ...

Super funds sluggish on technology

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
Industry and corporate super funds have been slow off the mark in developing their technological capabilities in engaging with members, according to a study by Towers Watson. The survey found that small to medium sized funds have been particularly sluggish ...

Fund returns dip to 15pct

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... percentage points. The top five Workplace super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 19.6%, Arc TOWER with 19.5%, VISSF with 18.7%, Maritime Super with 18.6% and REST with 18.5%. The top five Personal super funds (by ...

MetLife poised to enter DLA market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2013
Life insurer MetLife will launch a deferred lifetime annuity into the Australian market if the current legislative and other impediments are removed. Speaking in a panel discussion hosted by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) ...

Super funds post 15.3 pct return for August

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... funds (by default options) in the SelectingSuper performance survey over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 20.6%, Arc TOWER with 19.6%, VISSF with 18.8%, and AvSuper and REST both with 18.7%. The top five Personal super funds measured by their balanced ...

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
Australian superannuation fund trustees lack investment experience and must learn to take a hands-off approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment ...

TOWER announces $70 million special dividend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
ASX-listed New Zealand insurer TOWER plans to return an initial $70 million of capital to shareholders following the sale of its life insurance business in May this year. TOWER sold the majority of its life insurance to business to fellow Kiwi life ...

AMP- managed infra fund takes stake in Irish telco

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013

Super returns climb to 16.8 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
... percentage points. The top five Workplace super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were Lutheran Super with 22.7%, Arc TOWER with 22.5%, VISSF with 21.3%, REST with 20.7% and Quadrant Super with 20.6%. The top five Personal super funds (by ...