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NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
The Senate inquiry in to economic security of women in retirement has been told the federal government's first priority should be including super guarantee contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and ...

Catholic Super reappoints NAS as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Catholic Super has reappointed National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing (NAS) business to provide custody and investment administration services for a further three years. NAS has been providing custody services to Catholic Super since 2005. The reappointment ...

Super funds predict Aussie dollar fall

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Superannuation funds investing offshore will look to limit hedging strategies if their predictions ring true that the Aussie dollar will fall over the next two years. Sixty per cent of 40 Australian super funds surveyed by National Australia Bank (NAB) ...

Super tax back on Turnbull's agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
Taxing of superannuation contributions is back on the government's agenda, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and some industry stakeholders saying that "all measures are on the table." The issue of superannuation tax concessions came up yesterday ...

Sunsuper awards large multi-asset mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Sunsuper has awarded a large multi-asset mandate to a global fund manager. As a result, Neuberger Berman will now manage a diversified multi-asset class strategy for the superannuation fund. It will also provide real-time access to different asset class ...

Australians undecided about higher super for women

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
It appears Australians are undecided whether women should be paid a higher rate of superannuation to address the current retirement savings gender gap. According to a Sunsuper commissioned survey of more than 1500 Australians, answers were split almost ...

MLC to vary premiums with fitness smartwatch

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
MLC will introduce a new initiative to track real-time customer fitness data and vary premiums accordingly. The MLC On Track program uses Intel's Basic Peak smartwatch to capture daily fitness and lifestyle data for customers, and rewards those who ...

TAL improves group member verification

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
TAL has improved the efficiency of its member identification and verification process. The new process uses the Government's Document Verification Service (DVS), which allows authorised companies to validate member identification documents directly ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
Labor senators Sam Dastyari and Chris Ketter have dissented from a report recommending the bill on superannuation trustee governance be passed in the Senate today. The dissenting senators believe the bill "blindly conflates and confuses trustee governance ...

Target date funds just 3% US retirement assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
Much is made of the popularity of lifecycle investing in the US yet it comprises just 3% of their retirement system. According to figures released by the Investment Company Institute (ICI), lifecycle investment funds, referred to under the broader category ...