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Industry funds primed for more planning deals

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Industry funds are expected to follow AustralianSuper's lead in forming closer alliances with financial planners, as they look to provide advice to more members. News that the $37 billion AustralianSuper will partner with six financial planning groups ...

UniSuper to shed mandates

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
Higher education superannuation fund UniSuper has topped the league tables for holding the most mandates in 2010 according to Rainmaker's latest Mandate Chaser report. But that is a bad thing, said John Pearce, chief investment officer of UniSuper ...

Super fund drives member awareness

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... provide more information on their super. Super funds are increasingly backing financial literacy initiatives as many Australians still don't know much about how to manage their super or seek advice. Professional Associations Super (PAS) surveyed its ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... just," said Dunnin. Cash might return to being the salvation of super fund members, at least for the 8 per cent of Australians who have their money in self-managed super funds who favour the asset class, he added. Low share market returns explains why ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... cents to $23.32, and Commonwealth Bank fell 18 cents to $52.49. Meanwhile, Westpac chief executive Gail Kelly says Australians won't be able to handle more than one interest rate rise for the remainder of 2011. In other corporate news, global media group ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... just," said Dunnin. Cash might return to being the salvation of super fund members, at least for the 8 per cent of Australians who have their money in self-managed super funds who favour the asset class, he added. Low share market returns explains why ...

Voluntary top-up contribs not enough: ASFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... solution. "Leaving decisions about the level and timing of contributions to individuals would mean that the great bulk of Australians would not make additional contributions. For the minority that would make additional contributions these would generally ...

Direct investors dump managed funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2011
... managed funds, reveals new figures from the latest ASX Share Ownership Survey. The survey found there are 5 million Australians who directly own shares, 2 million more than a decade ago. But indirect ownership through managed funds has plummeted through ...

Super funds win merger tax relief

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Merging superannuation funds have been granted a three-month tax relief extension by Financial Services and Superannuation Minister Bill Shorten. Minister Shorten today said that the Government would extend the temporary tax loss relief for consolidating ...

AustralianSuper new player in advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011
In news that has shaken the financial advice and super industries, AustralianSuper will partner with six financial planning groups to create a complete advice and super service for clients. The fund said that in light of the Cooper Review, the Ripoll ...