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Russell fast track after-tax investing

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 FEB 2011
... in turnover being about 40 per cent per cent lower than in a typical multi manager approach. The fund has applied the FTSE ASFA Australia 200 Superannuation Index as its after-tax benchmark and will specifically focus on returns for those on a 15 per ...

Treasury targets $18.8bn in lost super

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... associations including Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which call for more action to be done, calling this the first step. Meanwhile, the Financial Planners Association ...

Super baby bonus validity questioned

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... benefits in Australian women's superannuation entitlements, according to Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). Last week, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) called for "super baby bonus" payment for working women's superannuation ...

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... retail funds returned 3.5 per cent. Meanwhile, Pauline Vamos, chief executive of the Association of Super Funds in Australia (ASFA), said the retail business model is changing, "[It's] changing as they move more and more into master trusts and wrap platforms," ...

MTAA halts new money to 'illiquid' option

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... in the option at the end of June, according to Rainmaker Information. The fund, which is a member of industry association ASFA, decided to close the TRO following concerns the strategy's assets might not be sufficiently liquid to meet ASFA's guidelines ...

Clouds gather in financial services

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... issues with prudential and legislative requirements. Graham Sammells, chief executive of IQ and the current chair for the ASFA E-Commerce sub-committee, acknowledged that there are risks but pointed out that cloud computing has evolved to address any ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... repeatedly, the industry has got a trillion dollars today, and in 25 years [we will reach] $6 trillion dollars," he said at an ASFA conference last week. "For me, there's two elements what that means for the industry's role in policy debate - one is ...

Cooper push for "Super Council"

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Speaking at the ASFA conference, Jeremy Cooper, leader of the recently completed Super System Review, said he will recommend the swimEC Council establish a co-regulatory super council. Cooper, who is currently completing his final report for swimEC ...

Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... primary seekers of single issue advice. John McMurtrie, chief executive of superannuation administrator AAS and speaker at the ASFA conference in Adelaide yesterday, said the firm refers around 4 per cent of its calls to Money Solutions, its advice arm. ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... structural differences in the industry which are likely to dictate substantially... differences of views," he said at an ASFA conference session this morning, when asked if the two super segments could be more cohesive in 15 years. The fact that not-for-profit ...