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Active membership in UK occupational pensions waning

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2012
Between 1967 and 2011 active membership in UK-based occupational pension schemes has dropped by around 30% from 12.2 million to an estimated 8.2 million, according to the Occupational Pension Schemes Survey, 2011. However, there has been an increase ...

Lion Adv cancelled/Hickie banned

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... failed to have adequate professional indemnity (PI) insurance in place, lodge audited financial reports on time and hold membership of an ASIC-approved external dispute resolution (EDR) scheme, the regulator said. "Companies have important obligations ...

Vision Super chief steps down

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... Board has been revisiting its criteria in terms of the checklist for merger partners, according to Rowe, although size, membership profile and philosophy remain some of the key criteria. Equipsuper cited differences at Board level on the investment model ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... brand differentiation, according to one consultancy. In a study of 34 super funds representing a range of size and membership profiles, a Buchan Consulting discussion paper found that while one-third of funds have a searchable social media presence ...

Retirement income the big challenge

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2012
... enormous cohort of people living off accumulated savings. According to APRA's most recent annual review, 16% of the membership of Australian super funds now holds 31% of the assets, representing the baby boomer generation about to hit retirement. As ...

Industry funds ride SMSF wave

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012
... general manager - product. Lacey said total new money into the product is $220 million, indicating a 20% increase in membership in the group from AustralianSuper's old basic ASX 200 product in the six months since introduction. The introduction of the ...

First State Super butts out tobacco

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
... following strong feedback from health employers and those working in health services who represent 40% of our total membership of 770,000 members," said Michael Dwyer AM, chief executive of First State Super. "Our decision reflects both the strong views ...

KiwiSaver 5 years going strong

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012
... its fifth birthday and despite its early critics now has almost 2 million members and $A8.8bn in assets. KiwiSaver membership is equivalent to about two-thirds of the nation's 3 million workforce. The fund, not to be confused with the New Zealand Superannuation ...

FPA chairman extends term

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
Financial Planning Association of Australia chairman, Matthew Rowe, has extended his term until November 2014. Rowe cited the "job left to do" in raising the professional bar on behalf of Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) members and ...

StatewideSuper, Local Super complete merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012
StatewideSuper and Local Super have merged, creating a $4bn superannuation fund, based in South Australia and the Northern Territory. The merger was enabled by planned federal government capital gains tax relief measures, said Pauline Vamos, Association ...