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CSSA defends advice role in super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
... choice architecture. Nick Economidis, chair of CSSA, said the choice architecture is flawed and could lead to more Australians disengaging with their superannuation because it presumes that fund members in default funds are disengaged. Aside from arguing ...

AustralianSuper revamps retirement investment path

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
AustralianSuper is introducing a new age-based default for pension members and implementing a different path for those moving from accumulation to pension phase. The super fund conducted a review of the risk and benefits of its balanced option, which ...

IFSA and Deloitte launch Future Leaders award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 MAR 2010
... develop ideas and discuss them with industry leaders. "The issues faced by the financial services sector impact all Australians. These include those pressing issues raised in the intergenerational report and the challenges posed by needing to integrate ...

Fees freeze on maternity leave at Virgin Super

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... of Virgin Money Australia, said employees were not getting a fair deal when it came to parental leave. "Why should Australians continue to pay fees while they are not earning a salary or making super contributions for the majority of their maternity ...

Limited advice from accountants face hurdles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... licence to provide limited structural advice to clients around super. Slattery said the limited licence could mean that Australians would get unbiased advice on whether or not an SMSF is appropriate for them. Accountants would still not be able to provide ...

AustralianSuper wins $650m Elders mandate

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
AustralianSuper has won a $650 million and 12,500 member-strong corporate super mandate from Elders - making the transfer one of the largest of its kind in Australian corporate superannuation history. The $30 billion-plus AustralianSuper was the successful ...

Jobs full recovery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... Government's management of the economy.' Unemployment rate at the time? 5.6 per cent - a 23-year low. But...but...Australians are worried about forecasts that the unemployment rate would reach 7 per cent to 10 per cent in the near future. But my butt. ...

Life insurance consolidation could hurt consumers

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
Australians will suffer the price of higher margin products and limited product innovation if the life insurance market continues to consolidate, warns Tower Australia. Jim Minto, managing director of Tower Australia, urged the government and Australian ...

CFS platforms gain $1.9bn net flows

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
Colonial First State's investment platforms, FirstChoice and Custom Solutions, recorded positive net flows of $1.9 billion for the half year to December 2009, according to the bank's interim numbers. Colonial First State's underlying profit after tax ...

Hartsuyker takes aim at govt reviews

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
... financial services, superannuation, corporate law and consumer affairs, said the Government has failed to encourage Australians to invest in superannuation by creating an uncertain regulatory environment. Speaking at a Pritchitt Partners event last night ...