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Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Superannuation funds offering member direct investment (MDI) options must design them to be in the best interest of their members, according to David Haynes, executive manager, policy and research at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. ...

Catholic Super sets up direct investment platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2013
... includes a full member messaging suite and real time document storage. "While many funds seem focused on a defensive member direct investment capability, we welcome Catholic Super's decision to look beyond this initial product offer and build a superior ...

Super funds get control with new Bravura broker service integration

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
Bravura Solutions Limited (Bravura) has upgraded its superannuation administration systems to integrate member direct broker services for super and pension funds. The new modules within Bravura's superannuation administration systems, Calibre and SuperB ...

HOSTPLUS awards custody tender to Citi, gets MySuper licence

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... looks after custody for Colonial First State and the $5 billion Commonwealth Group Super Fund. It's understood a member direct option including ASX300, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and term deposits will be added to the HOSTPLUS investment platform. ...

UBS and ME Bank launch high interest cash account

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
... superannuation funds. AustralianSuper is the first superannuation fund to offer the cash account as part of its Member Direct investment option at a 3.4% interest rate. Industry superannuation funds Telstra and Hostplus will also join the UBS platform ...

Funds unlikely to follow HOSTPLUS to PST

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... to access its investments in a similar way to HOSTPLUS. AustralianSuper also said that it is happy with how its Member Direct option gives members investment flexibility. Construction industry superannuation fund CBUS yesterday said that it would not ...

HOSTPLUS to become a PST

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... fund has one million members, over 80,000 employers and $10 billion in funds under management. It's understood a member direct option including ASX300, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and term deposits will be added to the HOSTPLUS investment platform in ...

GESB appoints new member director

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012
Glen Townsing has been appointed to the board of WA public sector super fund GESB as a member director. He replaces Derek Spray who recently retired after serving as a member director since 2003. Townsing is a senior developer at the WA Department of ...

Industry funds ride SMSF wave

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... UBS Australia, which together with FNZ Australia developed the platform launched into AustralianSuper for their Member Direct option in November last year. The new product offers expanded trading options for shares and ETFs for up to 80% of member funds ...

Direct super platform targets SMSF exodus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012
... maintaining your own SMSF," said Scott Webster, head of UBS Platform Solutions Group. AustralianSuper went live with the member direct service in November last year and allows deployment of 80% of your super balance above a minimum $10,000 in member-controlled ...