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Super investors stay put: survey

AIST RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
... results indicate there is unlikely to be a rush of member exits in the medium term," said Reynolds. Overall, despite fresh debate that the superannuation guarantee (SG) system is flawed, eight out of 10 respondents agreed that the compulsory system is ...

IMCA debates investment risk

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
The Investments Management Consultants Association (IMCA) Australia has invited the heads of various investment consulting firms, including overseas-based expert Don Ezra from Russell, to a roundtable discussion on investment risk to be held in Sydney ...

Contributions surge to 25pc of wages

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2009
... compulsory level. This surge will undermine arguments that SG needs to be increased to lift national savings notwithstanding the debate is focused on improving the socio-economic distribution of contributions rather than its absolute amount. The new ...

State Super focuses on risk

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
The $30 billion State Super is focussed on fine-tuning its trustee board's risk detection and management skills to help steer the fund through the global financial crisis. Don Russell, chairman of State Super, said he is looking to boost the involvement ...

National clearing house shake-up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... set of data and system standards for all payroll and clearing houses wishing to support the national clearing house. This debate about preferred methodology is also why the emergence of new player PaymentAdviser is stirring reactions. Payment Adviser ...

Top and bottom super performance differ by 36pc

MICHELLE BALTAZAR, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... industry funds, master trusts, corporate funds and public offer funds. The release of the data has sparked much industry debate with the financial services industry's peak body IFSA stating that the data could mislead investors as it doesn't compare ...

Transcending politics

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... conducted last 6-7 February showed that 67 per cent of Americans approves of the way the Obama is handling the stimulus debate against only 31 per cent for the Republicans. Here, The Australian's Newspoll done after the announcement of the A$42 billion ...

Consolidation is not the answer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2009
... boards could be counter-productive. The global financial crisis and its impact on super fund performance re-ignited industry debate on the number of super funds in the country and the size of trustee boards, with some industry players arguing there should ...

IFSA calls for more frequent valuations of unlisted assets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... of "fair value in, fair value out" for all investors, particularly after unlisted asset valuations became the subject of debate as liquidity dried up and 'bargain' listed assets flooded the market post sub-prime. Traditionally, unlisted assets are valued ...

What a member wants

... Threats to superannuation discussed as mere theories only 18 months ago are now real - a turn of events that should encourage debate on whether super fund members should be treated as 'investors' or 'fund beneficiaries', said a governance expert. Scott ...