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Industry bodies must avoid duplicating work: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
Superannuation industry bodies must be on their guard against duplicating the same work and consider merging if duplication is taking place, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos. "I think ...

Link Group plans to open Melbourne office

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
Link Group plans to open a Melbourne office modeled on its Sydney operation when it takes over Superpartners, Link Group managing director John McMurtrie has said. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference ...

Minto re-elected as ASFA board chair

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014

AXA IM to open ESG strategy to investors

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
AXA Investment Managers will offer its impact investing fund of funds strategy to external investors. The fund is part of a suite of ESG integrated multi-asset strategies run by the fund manager. It already has a total of EUR200 million ($287 million) ...

Embrace rising retirement age, says futurist

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The rising retirement age is nothing to fear because in a service economy we are not going to die of over-physical work, according to IBISWorld chairman and 'futurist' Phil Ruthven AM. Ruthven told delegates at the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

ASFA launches blueprint for post-retirement system

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has attempted to break the deadlock on retirement income innovation with the launch of a paper that sets out a framework for building an effective post-retirement system. Entitled A New Framework ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
The next revolution in superannuation must involve building a reliable retirement system that tackles market risk and longevity risk, according to QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan. Speaking at the opening session at the Association of Superannuation ...

Astarra director banned, loses AAT appeal

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... and is remorseful about his conduct." She added that "he takes no responsibility for the significant losses of investors in ASF (Astarra Strategic Fund)." The tribunal's decision follows Liu's request for a review of his ban, which ASIC ordered in March ...

BT Super for Life launches video member statements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
BT Super for Life customers will now receive their annual statement in the form of a tailored video, BT has announced. BT has claimedA the video as "an Australian first" and said members would receive a two-and-a-half-minute personalised video, addressing ...

FTSE and ASFA launch Australian bond indices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
FTSE Group has collaborated with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to launch a set of fixed income benchmarks covering the various segments of the Australian bond market. The FTSE ASFA Australia Bond Index Series will provide ...