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New engagement tool for super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... saying their key business challenge is how to engage new members proactively and in person in the first 12 months of membership, while others approach it differently. "We've got other super funds with key goals around customer satisfaction-type metrics ...

UniSuper announces tax referrals as intra-fund advice grows

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... intra-fund advice, and UniSuper's plan to advise 11,000 fund members by the end of the financial year, McCartney added: "Our membership base is unique, they are engaged and well-educated, and as members become more aware of the breadth of our advice ...

Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... announced last week. Over the course of 2015, our funds under management grew by 35%, inflows doubled and super fund membership grew by 11%. This was in the context of strong investment performance, with all of our key funds reporting top quartile performance. ...

Australian Ethical reports solid profit growth

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2016
... of new inflows - up 102% - and asset management performance - which was top quartile for key funds. The super fund's membership numbers also rose 11% to 23,570. The solid result comes despite the company reducing its superannuation asset based administration ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... by type of fund. The annual MySuper statistics now also include financial performance and fee flows within products; membership growth and account flows; a profile of insurance take up rates within products by membership; and membership demographic by ...

Actuaries Institute appoints new president

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... actuaries. The institute also wants to further expand its reach and support in Asia, where it currently has 15% of its membership base. Among the leadership of the Actuaries Institute, Smartt is joined by senior vice president Jenny Lyon, John Evans ...

Cbus Royal Commission findings impact industry

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... scathing final report, Commissioner Dyson Heydon said the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union's (CFMEU) heavy membership at industry super fund Cbus would have influenced three fund executives to secretly release confidential information ...

Sydney in top 10 financial centres

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015

CFA launches ESG guide for investment professionals

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) guide for investment professionals in response to growing interest from its membership. The 'Environmental social & governance issues in investments: A guide for investment professionals' provides an overview ...

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... a principles-based approach to CIPRs where the trustee is given a fair amount of freedom to customise a CIPR to its membership base. Rubinsztein showed research supporting the use of annuities as part of a portfolio for certain members and she believes ...