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Superpartners replaces Weaven

KATE HAGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 AUG 2006
Garry Weaven has been replaced as chairman of superannuation administration group Superpartners with the group also adding a new director to its team. Alan Beanland has stepped in as chairman following Weaven's retirement on 30 June, while Kevin Davern ...

AustralianSuper moniker confusion

... name several months ago. However, it is deceptively similar to an existing trustee company which also uses an Australian Super logo on its website. Australian Superannuation Pty Ltd, trustee for the Managed Australian Retirement Fund (MARF), was the ...

Migrating a UK pension easier with good advice

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... UK-Australia pension transitions, while 40-55 per cent of funds transferred between the two countries ends up in Australian super funds, not all Australian super funds qualify to be able to receive these transitions smoothly. There is a big incentive ...

INGIM scores $500m in new mandates

KATE HAGE  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2006
ING Investment Management (INGIM) has been awarded over $500 million in local fixed income and enhanced cash mandates from a large Australian superannuation fund and a transport logistics company. INGIM chief executive officer, Grant Bailey, said the ...

GPE give super funds access to Witchery

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2006
Several Australian superannuation funds may now be in the fashion business due to a buy-out of well known Australian fashion brand Witchery by private equity and leverage buy-out group Gresham Private Equity (GPE). GPE is the leveraged buy-out arm of ...

Govt recommends 3 per cent super top-up for under 40s

The Federal Government has made a series of recommendations in a bid to improve the superannuation savings of people aged under 40, including raising the current 9 per cent compulsory super contribution by 3 per cent. The House of Representatives Committee ...

Watson Wyatt creates dual responsibility role

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2006
Watson Wyatt has appointed an Australian superannuation and administration services manager in a dual responsibility role to also take charge of quality management for Watson Wyatt's Asia Pacific region. Colette Colman, previously head of operations ...

30 million super accounts and climbing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
Despite super fund consolidation and apparent increasing market competition, Australian superannuation leaders have yet to confront why the number of super fund accounts is still climbing by more than one million each year. According to the just released ...

Super funds to inject $1.5bn more into Aussie hedge funds

An academic survey has predicted that current allocation by major super funds to hedge funds will jump by $1.5 billion in the next two to five years, an increase from the current average allocation of 2.9 per cent to 4.1 per cent. The University of ...

Avoid overly conservative target date investing: RiceWalker

Increasing longevity means fund members should avoid investing in life-cycle products that push them too early into conservative investments. In their latest Analysis paper called "Investment strategies in Australian Superannuation Funds", RiceWalker ...