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VicSuper restructures asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The $7.7 billion VicSuper has reallocated 5 per cent of its property portfolio to fixed interest, reduced its private equity holdings, and aimed to hedge 65 per cent of its international equities portfolio as part of its investments update in the last ...

Fees on SG super should be cost-recovery: IPA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Fees on compulsory superannuation should be slashed to only be on the basis of cost-recovery, said the conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs. Sinclair Davidson, a senior fellow at the IPA and professor of institutional economics at ...

Member switching yields winners and losers

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... super balance - or carved a large chunk out of their retirement savings, the research showed. During that same period, Super SA said it processed more than 3,800 switches, with many of them choosing to go into cash. The switches have yielded varying ...

NAB Super restructures alternatives portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
NAB Super joins the growing number of funds that are cutting their Australian equities exposure and finetuning their alternatives assets portfolios. The corporate fund made tactical changes to its asset allocation in conjunction with its asset consultant ...

Calls to fast track higher SG: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
Three in five Australians want the government to introduce the law on raising compulsory superannuation payments (SG) sooner rather than later, according the latest ASFA survey. Majority of the survey's respondents said they want a faster deadline than ...

Maritime restructures asset classes, doubles insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
The $3 billion Maritime Super combined its listed and direct property investments under one asset class, merged its absolute return and alternatives portfolios and doubled its insurance cover for members as part of a fund review this year. The trustee ...

Simulate my retirement: Telstra Super

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 19 OCT 2010
Telstra Super has launched a new online tool that goes beyond calculating one's retirement savings - introducing a new calculator that takes into account career breaks, having time off for children, and even a holiday to the Bahamas. The Telstra Super ...

SuperSA offers members IFFP services

JOHN MCDULING  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
Super SA joins the growing number of super funds that offer members the option to have a complete financial plan drawn up and two months since launch, the fund is averaging three appointments per day from enquiring members. The Adelaide-based super ...

NAB Super eases hedging as dollar soars

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
NAB Super has increased its currency exposure and lowered its international shares currency hedge, as the Aussie dollar continues to defy gravity. NAB Super reduced its international shares currency hedge from 30 per cent to 20 per cent late last month. ...

Telstra Super rates high on CHOICE

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2010
Telstra Super earns top spot in member satisfaction according to leading consumer advocacy group, CHOICE. Telstra Super earned a customer satisfaction score of 75.7 per cent in the CHOICE Super Satisfaction Survey which assess funds across a range of ...