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GESB switches consultants from Mercer to JANA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
Western Australia-based super fund Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has confirmed it has switched asset consultants from Mercer to JANA. A spokesperson for the $17 billion, 354,000 member fund, which caters to employees of the state ...

Super social media yet to excite members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2014
... not-for-profit funds are the most active groups talking about social media it is the retail groups that have the most runs on the board. For example, BT SuperWrap was found to be the most active fund group followed by AMP, CFS FirstChoice, AustralianSuper ...

AustralianSuper insurance premiums to rise by 35%

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... "Australia's super fund members have had access to relatively cheap insurance and are seeing premium prices rise across the board," Schroder said. He added that Australia's largest super fund was also "thinking about the right level of default cover ...

HESTA non-committal on Transfield divestment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014
... from the ASU for the super fund to divest entirely from Transfield Services will have at least one supporter on HESTA's board of trustees: Lisa Darmanin, who is also assistant branch secretary of the ASU's Victorian and Tasmanian Authorities and Services ...

Former NAB adviser launches non-aligned platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... Circle, but she said she was "looking to bring on a number of other advisers." She did not say how many clients she has on board, but said she had retained a number of her existing NAB clients.

CareSuper reshuffles board, appoints first female chair

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014
The CareSuper Board has appointed member director Cate Wood as its first female chair and employer director David Michaelis has been appointed deputy chair. Outgoing chair Sandy Grant will continue as an employer director on the CareSuper Board. The ...

Tax advisers in need of additional PI insurance

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) said advisers who provide tax advice need to extend their professional indemnity (PI) insurance coverage to meet the organisation's minimum requirements. The TPB outlined the proposal in Exposure Draft Explanatory Paper ...

Media Super to launch MDI option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... investment (MDI) option. Media Super chief executive Graeme Russell said the decision to introduce an MDI was made at the board meeting in December 2013, adding, "Work is proceeding well." The MDI is a response to extensive member engagement, he said. ...

Advisers to complete 60 extra education hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
The Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) has proposed that registered tax advisers complete a minimum of 60 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) in three years as part of the Tax Agent Services Act (TASA) 2009 legislation. The TPB released Exposure ...

OneVue rules out further acquisitions in run up to IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... changes to its senior management team and as a result of the purchase of MAP Funds Management Mckeage said that there would board changes. The company is also looking to hire member communications specialist to work for MAP. Commenting on the purchase ...