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ANZ launches low-cost super fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
ANZ has launched a new life-cycle super fund that aims to beat the cost of comparable industry and retail funds. ANZ Smart Choice Super automatically adjusts its exposure between growth and defensive assets depending on the member's age and, according ...

Super fund awards natural resources mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Australian superannuation funds are warming to the idea of specialist natural resource managers, said David Whitten, executive chairman, 90 West Asset Management. Population growth, urbanisation and increasing prosperity are themes that will drive valuation ...

FATCA discussions welcomed by FSC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2012
Formal discussions on an intergovernmental tax agreement were welcomed yesterday by the Financial Services Council. The Gillard Government announced this week that discussions have commenced with the United States on an intergovernmental agreement for ...

Kohler campaign slammed by ASFA

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
Save Our Super, a campaign backed by veteran financial commentator and owner of the Eureka Report Alan Kohler is poorly researched, and its alternatives underdeveloped, said an article published by the Association of Superannuation funds of Australia ...

Relax legislation on deferred annuities: Challenger

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... paper that rapid movements in life expectancy present major risks not only to society, but also to the future of Australian super funds, investment managers, insurers and other financial product providers. "At the moment we have a good super system up ...

Core Data: Super members crave quality dialogue

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... Member Engagement Report 2012, conducted via an online survey in September 2012, collected 1,030 responses from Australian super fund members across all sectors. The survey reveals that 62.3% of members prefer summaries when it comes to communication ...

Big data 'big headache' for super: J.P Morgan

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
Understanding the likely impact of "big data" is rapidly becoming a key differentiator for Australian super funds and other large financial institutions vying for customers, according to J.P Morgan. The asset servicing firm argues that those funds truly ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
Rupert Murdoch's dual role as chairman and chief executive of News Corporation will be challenged by at least one Australian superannuation fund at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on 16 October. A proposal that the News Corp chairperson ...

Most funds to offer default IP for MySuper

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2012
More than half of Australian superannuation funds will offer default income protection in their MySuper offers, according to a survey released at the recent AIA Australia Group Insurance Summit held in Sydney. Thirty-two executives from 26 retail and ...

State Street appointed custodian for ING's Living Super

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2012
ING DIRECT has appointed State Street Corporation as custodian and investment manager for its new controversial personal superannuation product, Living Super. The appointment follows ING DIRECT's recent launch of the product, which has ruffled some ...