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Cloud computing to boost real-time super

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012
... cost-saving measure for super funds. More importantly, the cloud will allow super funds to adopt their systems to a membership base that is used to getting their data immediately. The days when members are willing to wait hours or days before they can ...

Professional membership sees advisers paid more

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Financial planers who belong to a professional body earn more money, research shows. Research house Investment Trends surveyed 845 financial planners in October this year, and found that Financial Planning Association (FPA) members earn 33% more than ...

Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... event of the FSC's own policy initiatives to improve the gender diversity of retail superannuation boards. Wood said membership of Women in Super was open to all women employed or otherwise active in the superannuation or financial services sector. "It ...

AustSafe Super to merge with retirement fund

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2012
... number of members have to foot the bill, it's prohibitive. "The merger will allow the costs to be spread over a larger membership. Our members will be significantly better off in terms of fees and other benefits," he concluded. As part of the agreement ...

Prepare now for MySuper revenue siege: MLC's Doust

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... manufacturer who will pay advisers for work undertaken; charging the corporation for the work undertaken; using your membership base to generate revenue; moving towards personal advice, and finally becoming a specialist in the MySuper space. "The goal ...

ASIC consults on code approval under FOFA

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... and enforcement of codes, and ASIC's approval and relief process. Peter Kell, commissioner at ASIC pointed out that membership of a code should not be seen as an easy option for compliance. He noted that preventing the need for opt-in via subscribing ...

Govt to pay interest on lost Super funds

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
... funds. "This is a positive outcome for those members whose balances are small and for whom the cost of maintaining membership in a fund often exceeds the benefit," she said. "If someone left $200 in an ATM machine, they would drop everything and rush ...

Core Data: Super members crave quality dialogue

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... built around the core components of engagement behaviour, satisfaction and intention, and also covers member length of membership and trust in the fund. The research also found that self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and corporate funds have the highest ...

Hultgren appointed MDRT Australia chairman

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... opportunity to give back to the industry and organisation." Hultgren said his major objective is growing the Australian MDRT membership base. "Connecting with the next generation of financial advisers will be a personal priority as I firmly believe MDRT ...

REST Super to invest in transport infra

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2012
... long-term approach to its investments," he added. REST is one of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds by membership with 1.9 million members and A$20 billion in funds under management. Cintra manages a portfolio of 22 road concessions with ...