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Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... trustee of various funds and has since been a key policy leader, instrumental in the design and operation of the Australian pensions system." The appointment is effective immediately.

Cross-border super collaboration on way

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUL 2012
Asian public pensions and Australian superannuation funds may soon be working together on cross-border investment decisions, predicts Citi's Asia Pacific head of pension fund services. Australian superannuation funds typically have around 30% of assets ...

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... microeconomic regulatory fixes focused on excess contributions penalties and reviewing minimum drawdowns from account based pensions. Senator Cormann said these reforms would also help rebuild confidence in the superannuation system. Senator Cormann ...

Low cost pensions to shake-up UK market

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... known as auto enrolment, according a new report 'Treating DC members fairly in retirement' recently released by the UK Pensions Institute. The strength and stability in the market is illustrated by how the 10 largest providers are estimated to control ...

Plan For Life predicts retail managed fund growth

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... contribution rate rises from 9% to 12% over the coming decade. The growing retirement income market, including allocated pensions and annuities, will also open doors for firms with capabilities in this area, the report found.

UK pension reforms tackle longevity crisis

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012

AMP results show strong growth for products

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2012
... 11 and $133 million for Q1 2011. The total Australian contemporary wealth management, which includes superannuation, pensions and investments, had a net cash outflow of $138 million for the quarter compared to a net cash inflow of $68 million in Q1 2011. ...

Governance Australia's best export to Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Asia's asset management industries can learn much by observing how Australia built a thriving sector supported by a large pensions industry. "The [Australian] superannuation [industry] had US$1.28 trillion in assets as of December 2011, from a population ...

Aubrey lands Skandia mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... of Aubrey's team prior to joining the firm and has over 20 years experience managing European funds, institutional UK pensions and international client portfolios. Prior to joining Aubrey, Ewart managed pan European equity portfolios in the UK retail ...

Fixed income fund released

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... late March, the newly-launched fund will manage the cashflow needs and minimum drawdown requirements of account-based pensions and can be invested for five or ten year terms. Available on BT Wrap, Asgard, IOOF and Macquarie Wrap, the fund will offer ...