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Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... drop in total fees, potentially increasing their superannuation balance by around $40,000 or 7 per cent during their lifetime. Initial industry reaction The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) welcomed the thrust of Cooper's recommendations. ...

REI Super re-signs Ibbotson

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... institutional consulting presence locally. Ibbotson also provides investment advice to the Suncorp Staff Superannuation Fund, BT Lifetime Flexible Pension and BOC Gases Superannuation Fund, according to Rainmaker.

AustralianSuper and AMP fight for super's most wanted

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... consolidated six of its core superannuation offering into two, with its latest low cost-entry level product, Flexible Lifetime SuperEasy [i.e. similar to a no-frills industry fund offering] as the core option within AMP Flexible Lifetime Super. But for ...

Challenger injects more liquidity into annuities

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
Challenger responds to planner demand for liquidity in lifetime annuity strategies through a new product that guarantees investor access to capital for the first 15 years of their investment. A spokesman from Challenger confirmed that the new product ...

AMP rationalises super and pension prods

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... super and retirement product for retail and small to medium size enterprises (SME). AMP Flexible Super builds on Flexible Lifetime SuperEasy, the low-cost entry-level product that was launched last year and now forms the core option within AMP Flexible ...

AMP corp super inflows fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2010
... corresponding period due to higher member contributions and higher rollovers as investment markets recovered. The AMP Flexible Lifetime Investment and Personalised Portfolio products were well supported by the adviser market as net cashflows from retail ...

Savings boost for GenX and GenY

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... average weekly income today will get an additional $78,000 while a male worker will get an extra $108,000 over their lifetime. Foster said that the new rules will help younger investors get $50,000 in their superannuation account balance faster than ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
... with chip-related shares such as Toshiba Corp gaining after Apple's results beat expectations and its shares shot to a lifetime high. Other solid US corporate earnings fed optimism about an economic recovery, with the yen's retreat against the dollar ...

MoneyForLife ups ratchet frequency

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 APR 2010
... frequency from biennally (every two years) to annually. MoneyForLife is a retirement income solution that offers a guaranteed lifetime income and the flexibility associated with an allocated pension. "Since the launch last October, ING Australia has ...

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... argues his case "particularly when there is so much innovation occuring in the private sector regarding new-generation lifetime annuity products." "As Towers Watson noted, the public provision of annuities is fraught with risk, particularly if government ...