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Long term super fund returns approach record levels

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... meanwhile more than twice inflation. This super fund returns strength is reinforced by the fact that over 95% of MySuper or Workplace default options posted 10%-plus returns for the 3 years ending June 2015 while the 2014-15 financial year is the sixth ...

Older workers are the future

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... also be twice as many people over 65 and four times as many over 85. In 1974/5 there were more than seven people in the workplace for every over 65. Today it's a little under five and by 2055 there will be just 2.7 workers for each person over 65. "This ...

ANZ addressing women's financial futures

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2015
ANZ has launched a range of new measures aiming to address gender equality in the workplace, recognising there is more to be done in addressing the issue. From today ANZ will make annual top-up superannuation payments of $500 to permanent and fixed-term ...

Financial services fail to share mental health data

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Two-thirds of listed financial services companies are failing to disclose important data for measuring employee mental health against wider standards. According to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), only a third ...

AIA renews commitment with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... significant trials in this space to establish the key principles essential for successful intervention and management of workplace illness and injury, particularly mental health," AIA Australia chief executive Damien Mu said. Over the last year, AIA ...

Superannuation specialist joins Catholic Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... Catholic Super said Muller's extensive experience and knowledge includes financial planning, relationship management, workplace superannuation education, personal insurance, trustee secretarial services/corporate governance and end to end sales. She ...

CSSA guided by new name and code of conduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
An association that represents workplace superannuation specialist advisory businesses has rebranded to better reflect its business. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) will be now known as Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA). WSSA ...

KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... positions while on, or about to take maternity leave. KPMG has taken a proactive stance to address gender diversity in its workplace, introducing gender targets of 25% female partners, and 40% women in senior leadership by July 2016. Wingrove said growth ...

Super delivers 12.2% for year end April

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... another solid financial year, according to SelectingSuper's latest performance survey. The SelectingSuper survey of Workplace fund returns is based on performance data from 82 Workplace products. SelectingSuper is part of the Rainmaker group. The research ...

Members less likely to switch from workplace funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
Members are two thirds more likely to switch their personal super funds than their workplace super fund, explaining why retail wealth groups are ramping up their political campaign to decouple superannuation from industrial awards. Roy Morgan has just ...