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Equip-AustSuper partnership draws interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
Equip's partnership with AustralianSuper as a defined benefit (DB) provider is gaining traction, with one significant prospect already in the pipeline. As well as seeing Equip take over AustralianSuper's DB scheme, the partnership will also see the ...

HOSTPLUS named super fund of the year

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... super fund by consumers. Super IQ, meanwhile, was named self-managed superannuation fund administrator of the year, while Equip, OneAnswer Frontier and Colonial First State First Choice won awards for innovation. Winners in the employer super categories ...

Equip to manage AustSuper's defined benefit schemes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
AustralianSuper will transfer its defined benefit plans and members to Equip during 2015 as part of a new partnership aimed at creating long-term growth opportunities for both funds. The fund's defined benefit schemes represent around 2000 members ...

Scale not what it used to be

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... up 14 of the award contenders. Boutique and mid sized funds making the shortlist are Intrust, Club Plus, Catholic Super, equip super, Vision Super, NGS, AvSuper, legalsuper, VISSF and BUSS(Q). Some of these funds are shortlisted in more than one award ...

Zurich promotes Australian CEO, names new local head

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
Zurich Financial Services Australia has given the current chief executive of its life and investments business, Colin Morgan, the role of chief executive of its global life division for the Asia Pacific region. In this role Morgan will assume responsibility ...

Super returns dip to 9.0 pct

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index fell sharply during September to return 9.0% compared to 11.1% at end July and 10.6% at end June. Three year super fund average annual returns are, however, higher at 11.7% ...

Caterpillar economy turns into a butterfly

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
What a difference a week makes. Yes, yes, yo Virginia, in just seven winks, financial market sentiment went from "shiver me timbers, the sky is falling" to hapeee. Don't believe me? Here's Bloomberg's take last 15 October in its report headed, "World ...

SelectingSuper fund award finalists announced

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
SelectingSuper has announced the finalists for this year's fund, product and self managed superannuation administrator of the year awards being held in Melbourne on 21 November. The awards are supported by MetLife and span 15 divisions including Fund ...

RG146 "insufficient" on tax education: IPA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2014
... exemption for advisers who belong to a professional association. "One semester unit of Australian tax law is insufficient to equip tax (financial) advisers with the required skills to perform their role competently," the IPA said in a submission to the ...

Super returns lift to 11.1%

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014
... Personal super funds (by balanced options) were Rio Tinto Super with 13.5%, IOOF ESP with 13.1%, Telstra Super with 12.8%, Equip Super with 12.4% and CFS First Choice with 12.2%. The top five Retirement super funds (by balanced options) were VISSF with ...