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Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
Representative bodies have welcomed a decision by construction industry fund Cbus to disclose how much it pays trustee directors and senior executives in its annual report, due out later this week. It is a move expected to be mirrored in the upcoming ...

Judgment reserved for accused Ponzi head

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... finished last Wednesday with no indication of when Justice Ward will announce the decision. ASIC said more than 700 Australians had invested more than US$42m in the funds since 2002. It claimed most of the investors and self-managed superannuation funds ...

Politics around LISC heats up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... Richardson. Minister Shorten last week said scrapping the LISC would damage the retirement income prospects of 3.5 million Australians earning up to $37,000 pa, including 2.1 million women. The benefit is worth up to $1bn per year, he said. "Around one ...

Medcraft calls for international super benchmarking

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... yesterday he urged that disclosure be taken one step further to put the statement into an international context. "We want Australians to engage more with their asset allocation and perhaps one of the things we have suggested would be that, on their superannuation ...

Money Solutions partners with ING DIRECT

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... that was launched last week. ING DIRECT's new product, Living Super, is the first balanced option available to all Australians that have no administration, contribution or management fees. Ross Bowden, chief executive of Money Solutions said he believes ...

No mandates lost over hybrid model: AustSuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
AustralianSuper today said that no mandates would be lost, as it moves to bring the management of 30% of its investments in house over the next five years. AustralianSuper wants to manage funds internally, starting with the management of its Australian ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... Reynolds said that within the SMSF sector there is a large concentration of wealth owned by a very small number of Australians and that it is concessionally taxed for life where incentives really should remain in place for those at the "lower end" within ...

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 ...

Joyce Phillips appointed to FSC board

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... over 130 member organisations which are responsible for investing more than $1.8 trillion on behalf of 11 million Australians.

Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... expertise and new customer experiences through advanced digital interactivity," said Scopelliti. With half of online Australians already engaged with video online and a third using video calling, video technology is deeply embedded within customer lifestyles ...