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MLC gets MySuper approval

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... Member Rewards and the Best Doctors medical assistance service. The Plum and MLC MySuper offers will feature tailored workplace insurance or a life-stage insurance offer, which has been designed to provide members with the appropriate level of cover ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
Imposed quotas are much less likely to advance the cause of workplace gender equality than super funds exerting their considerable soft power to influence the industry, companies in which they invest and service providers. Helen Conway, director of ...

AIA tackles spike in mental illness-related claims

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... for 45 days, this goes down to 50%, and after 70 days their chance of ever returning to work is only 35%. "Having a workplace support network in place is extremely important for the recovery process, and enhances the chances that an employee will return ...

WiBF appoints first CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013

Super fund average 14.6% for 2012-13

STAFF WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... annual return result in the 26 years for which Rainmaker has been collecting records. Explaining why the SelectingSuper Workplace rolling 12 month default option index result is so high is that the ASX accumulation index delivered 22% over the 12 months ...

Yields above 10% up for grabs in unlisted property

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... The childcare and early learning centres, meanwhile, were benefitting from the growing participation of women in the workplace. Folkestone, which is headed-up by former Paladin Australia property veteran Greg Paramour, has four funds pointed towards ...

MediaSuper makes moves on mental health, joins SuperFriend

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... better mental health and wellbeing," said SuperFriend chief executive, Margo Lydon. "We are dedicated to delivering workplace mental health and wellbeing initiatives that make a real difference in people's lives. It is through the collective and ongoing ...

Super fund returns as good as it gets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
... GFC are now reaping the benefits. The result is based on preliminary analysis of Rainmaker's June 2013 SelectingSuper Workplace super fund default investment performance survey that shows this year's 15% expected average return follows the average 0.5% ...

Beazley appoints former TAL BDM

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2013
... Beazley staff in Australia to 40. Prior to joining Beazley, Richardson was business development manager and head of workplace insurance at TAL. He has also held senior roles at Richard Oliver Underwriting, QBE and Catholic Church Insurance. He has more ...

Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
... and if funds want to deliver the best results for members we can't afford to ignore half the talent pool." Under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012, companies employing more than 100 people will have to report against a set of standardised gender ...