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AustralianSuper to hit $110bn by 2020

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
... AustralianSuper. AustralianSuper is one of the largest industry superannuation funds in Australia. More than 1 in 10 working Australians are members of the fund.

Port of Brisbane in the hands of super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The $33 billion AustralianSuper is adding the Port of Brisbane to its infrastructure portfolio - the latest addition to its $4.5 billion infrastructure portfolio after the fund signalled its intentions to be a key player in the asset class earlier this ...

Advice costs 'halved' with new system

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
Infocus Money Management will launch its new in-house client management system to close the gap between what Australians are willing to pay for advice and what it costs to provide. The financial planning network has developed a fully-integrated client ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Super funds controlling Australia's $1.3 trillion retirement savings have not played a strong enough role in policy debates and need to lift their game, said the chief of the country's largest industry fund. Ian Silk, chief executive of the $33 billion ...

Direct property makes a comeback

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
A number of super funds including Professional Associations Super, Asset Super, Sunsuper and AustralianSuper have added their exposure to direct property in recent months, Rainmaker research shows. Direct property is back en vogue as investors look ...

Fed & RBA on the ball

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... non-salary benefits such as electorate allowances, cars and overseas study trips." And this means higher interest rates for Australians. Thanks Julia... you too Wayne. It seems that despite the momentary shock to the system, the financial world hasn't ...

Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
If you think the majority of people who seek insurance and consolidation advice are older Australians, then think again - new research shows fund members aged 25 and below are the primary seekers of single issue advice. John McMurtrie, chief executive ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Two of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper and AMP, said a fully cohesive superannuation industry will never be achieved, as retail and not-for-profit super funds cannot completely set aside their differences to tackle the toughest issues ...

Forget brand and choices, members want performance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
... their number one priority is investment performance. The research was conducted by Mercer who interviewed 500 working Australians. It found 38 per cent of fund members rank performance as their number one priority while 48 per cent of trustees rank it ...

SuperChoice tags Australia Post for super

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... the status of each of their consolidation requests. Peter Philip, chief executive of SuperChoice said on average, Australians have 3.5 superannuation accounts, each charging fees which diminish the retirement savings for members. "Consumers have told ...