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Super up again to $1.2 tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2009
Superannuation assets have climbed for the second consecutive quarter to reach $1.2 trillion, fuelled by the record returns recovery and stable contribution flows. According to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), superannuation assets ...

Planners should already be fiduciaries

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
As the industry digests the Ripoll Report and the focus shifts to the core question of what fiduciary responsibility means for advisers, a leading superannuation author says advisers accepting commissions as payments are already breaching these obligations. ...

ASFA elects new chair, board members

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Tony Lally, head of Sunsuper, has been elected as the new ASFA Chair, replacing former chair Greg Healy. Lally, who joined the ASFA board in mid-2008, replaces Healy, who stood down after relocating to Singapore earlier this year. Several new ASFA Board ...

Perkovic moves from Count to CFS

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
Marianne Perkovic, has left her role as chief executive at Count Financial, to join Colonial First State as general manager of distribution. Perkovic worked at Count Financial for over 11 years across several management roles including general manager ...

Child Care Super cuts fees, boost insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2009
Retail fund Australian Child Care Super Fund is introducing a new tiered fee structure to lower costs for members, and upgraded its insurance cover last month. ACCSF introduced the tiered fee structure on 1 October - a move that will see members pay ...

FPs and accountants at odds on SMSF strategies

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... report, providing advice that leads to SMSFs being invested into structures they can usually already find in a typical retail fund. The tendency of financial planners to use platform to service SMSF clients is, however, expected to rise after the report ...

Perennial recruits investment specialists

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
Perennial Investment Partners has hired three new investment specialists to service the firm's planner and dealer group clients. John Negri has been appointed investment specialist servicing Victorian and South Australian financial planners. Andrew ...

Industry funds not undermining confidence: ISN

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2009
Complaints by the retail fund sector that the industry fund campaign is undermining confidence in superannuation and advice have been rejected by the Industry Superannuation Network. "We were the only group that was advertising and marketing during ...

Elders sells 51pc FP stake to Millenium3

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2009
... $6.5 billion funds under advice and over $200 million in risk inforce premiums. ING Australia is the fifth largest retail fund manager, third largest life risk insurer and rated the most trusted brand in wealth management (2009 AMR Interactive Study) ...

Murphy takes over the reins at BNY Mellon

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2009
Bruce Murphy, former executive director and head of distribution at Macquarie Funds Group, has replaced James Gruver as managing director at BNY Mellon Asset Management Australia. Gruver has relocated to the US to work on the strategic business growth ...