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AGEST chief exec steps down

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
The board of $3.7 billion super fund AGEST is on the hunt for a new chief executive after Michael Seton tendered his resignation to pursue new opportunities. Seton said in a prepared statement issued today that his years at AGEST have been enjoyable ...

AUSCOAL Super chief wins award

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Bruce Watson, the head of the super fund billed as one of the top 50 employers in Australia, was named the 2010 Fund Executive of the Year for his achievements in superannuation. The award was handed last night in a dinner reception by the Fund Executive ...

Industry backs MySuper reforms

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2010
Superannuation industry associations have welcomed the government's MySuper reforms but one industry body said more should be done to protect and encourage competition within the market. Pauline Vamos, chief executive at the Association of Superannuation ...

Should super go social?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
Social media expert Kim Anderson, formerly from ninemsn and now founder of www.readingroom.com.au, said the benefits of social media are real and the more super fund communication professionals take the trend seriously, the better off they will be. ...

ASFA Awards recognise top comms strategies

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2010
This year super funds created some of the best and brightest communication strategies to come out of the industry in recent years, with the aim of reaching out to members without the super mumbo-jumbo. More than 150 attendees, mostly senior marketing ...

Competition for ASFA awards heats up

FINANCIAL STANDARD WRITERS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Superannuation marketers and communication managers will soon have the chance to go head to head with their peers at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Communications Forum and Awards next week. ASFA will showcase the best examples ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
Former Ernst & Young partner, Jules Gribble, has joined ASFA as senior adviser - policy strategy. "Jules is an actuary and has 25 years experience as a consultant, adding an extra dimension to ASFA's policy and research team. Jules also has a keen interest ...

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 ...

SG survives mining tax deal

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
The government and large miners have negotiated a breakthrough compromise deal on the mining tax that not only keeps the broad structure of the tax in place but saves most of its benefits, especially the SG uplift. Driving the negotiations were Deputy ...

Govt extends drawdown relief for account-based pensions

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
The government has extended the drawdown relief currently provided for account-based superannuation pensions to the 2010-11 year. Under existing laws, self-funded retirees are required a set minimum payment from their superannuation account-based pension ...