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Pressure mounts on super in modern awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... that "[t]he government remove default superannuation funds from modern awards and allow an employer to choose any MySuper product to be the default fund for their workplace."

Retail funds favour lifecycle MySuper options

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2014
More than half of all retail funds offering MySuper products have adopted a lifecycle approach, while all but four industry funds have opted for static strategic asset allocation (SAA), according to research by Mercer. The release of the research, entitled ...

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... Investments Commission (ASIC). The purpose of the survey, conducted by Latitude Insights, was to test the design of the MySuper product dashboard. However, it unearthed a widespread antipathy towards superannuation among consumers. One respondent described ...

MySuper authorisations hit 99

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... is a joint venture between DDH Graham Limited and Pension Investments Limited that was established in 2000. Its MySuper product will be known as AMG MySuper. The Rio Tinto corporate fund will be using its growth option as its MySuper product. Rio Tinto ...

Government agnostic on portfolio holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... looked at standards for the choice product dashboard, questioning whether it should have the same standards as the MySuper product dashboard. The paper looked at whether returns should be displayed as net investment returns (excluding administration ...

ISA and FSC clash over super in awards debate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013
... said that there are 122 different awards. "That means a superannuation fund provider that wants to have their MySuper product eligible for workplaces covered by any one of those 122 awards - or all of them - has to mount 122 applications." Each application ...

ING Direct to target advisers with new model

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... managing the relationship with financial advisers and will be focusing on the distribution of ING Direct's new MySuper product, Living Super. Smith has 37 years' experience in the wealth management industry and has worked across strategy, sales, business ...

MySuper authorisations nears 100

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013
There are now 97 MySuper products authorised, with all major employer super brands seemingly well positioned for the 1 January 2014 deadline. Significantly, Mercer's SmartPath and Russell's MySuper authorisations are now in place meaning that more than ...

SMEs to pay employees super contributions online

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Small and medium sized businesses will be able to use the Commonwealth Bank MySuper product online administration to pay employee superannuation contributions. Commonwealth Essential Super, the bank's MySuper product, is available online via NetBank ...

HESTA named Super Fund of the Year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
HESTA was named 2013 Super Fund of the Year at the SelectingSuper awards in Melbourne this morning, Super IQ was named SMSF Provider of the Year and UniSuper was named the Consumer Choice winner. Attracting a crowd of almost 200 people representing ...