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Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
Knowledge of the industry in which members work, results in better-tailored products and justifies the continued support of default super funds in modern awards, according to Cbus. The super fund for the building and construction industry used its submission ...

Large funds outperform: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2012
... research that finds larger funds outperform smaller ones. The study analysed 280 super funds, covering not-for-profit and retail fund segments. "Fund size has a positive impact on the performance of not- for-profit superannuation funds, which is evident ...

IMCA Australia launches CIMA Scholarship Program

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... Investment Management and Portfolio Construction Forum will be providing two scholarships specifically for analysts within retail fund research houses, platforms, 'manage the managers' fund managers, financial planning firms and family offices. Applications ...

Retail trumps wholesale in managed funds

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2012
Unitised wholesale funds have dropped 9.3% over the year against a 5.1% decline in retail funds under management, on the back of nervous investors and volatile markets. The latest analysis on the managed funds market from Plan for Life Actuaries identifies ...

Disclosure requirements under industry scrutiny

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has queried aspects of the Financial Services Council's new policy requirements on corporate governance. The Financial Services Council (FSC) released its Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy ...

Total super industry assets grow to $1.31 trillion: APRA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Total assets in the super industry, including SMSFs and balance of life office statutory funds, increased by $15.8 bn to $1.31 trillion in the year ending December 31, 2011. Latest quarterly super performance figures from APRA show an increase of $23.8 ...

Super funds still shunning women trustees

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Women make up 46% of super fund members in Australia but they are still massively under-represented on fund trustee boards, reveals new research from SelectingSuper's research partner Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker has analysed the gender composition ...

Fiducian posts sustained half year results

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012
Fiducian has posted half yearly after tax profits of $1.44 million, with an operating profit after tax of $2.195 million to June 30, 2011. The firm said it was pleased to have sustained its revenue in the face of ongoing market volatility and "wider ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
In the past 13 years, $1 trillion has been contributed into superannuation funds while the proportion of benefits paid as lump sums has plummeted. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has just released its Annual Superannuation Bulletin for ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
The SMSF market is an untapped resource for many advisers who should capitalise on the growing popularity of self managed super funds. That's according to Alex Francois, head of distribution, investments at Provident Capital, who believes SMSFs are ...