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Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

Cooper recommends info dashboard for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Cooper has advocated super funds create a standardised plain English 'dashboard' for members that allow them to compare the risk of different investment options and find out the fees and costs of each option. Released this morning, the Super System ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The Cooper Review has recommended tax file numbers (TFNs) become the primary super fund member identifier to improve member processing and make it easier for them to switch funds. The set of reforms called "SuperStream" is designed to improve back office ...

Perennial ramps up international business strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Perennial Investment Partners has appointed an international business development manager to gain more UK, US and Middle Eastern clients. Michael Crivelli, executive chair at Perennial, said a number of the fund manager's boutique strategies are highly ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Growth or recovery, slowdown or double dip? This is the question that's been bugging financial markets in recent times. This is all well and good but the problem is markets appear to be talking themselves down and are busy at work desperately searching ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The Australian market is expected to open lower following a weak session in the US. US stocks extended losses on Wednesday on American unemployment and eurozone debt concerns, while precious and base metals and oil were down. Asian markets suffered ...

APRA dictates investment option labels

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
The prudential regulator has drawn a line in the sand on how super fund investment options are to be labelled and announced it will introduce risk-based criterion for how diversified investment options will in the future be categorised. The move kills ...

REI Super re-signs Ibbotson

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
REI Super has re-appointed Ibbotson Associates as its investment consultant for another three years. The investment consultant was re-appointed following a due diligence process that involved a number of other tenders. Ibbotson has provided investment ...

Westpac gives employees 12 months super pay

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
Westpac has unveilled plans to pay superannuation on unpaid parental leave for all permanent employees, starting next month. In a press statement released today, the bank announced it would pay up to 39 weeks in employee super contributions, in addition ...

Tyndall launches share income fund

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
Tyndall Investment Management has launched a new fund that aims to provide tax-effective income and capital growth for institutional investors. The Tyndall Australian Share Concentrated Income fund invests in 15 to 25 of the largest 200 companies on ...