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Berends joins QSuper investment committee

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
The QSuper Board of Trustees has appointed Marvin & Palmer Associates principal Lorraine Berends to QSuper's investment committee. Berends joins specialist committee members - Michael Rice and Ian Macoun, working with QSuper trustees, Steve Ryan, Bob ...

Fees secondary to return: Qantas Super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2010
Super funds should prioritise delivering strong net investment returns over finding ways to cut fees - an issue that has been swept aside as fee debates heat up, said Qantas Super chief executive, Janet Torney. Speaking at an ASFA luncheon yesterday ...

CBUS chief joins ASFA board

ASFA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
David Atkin, chief executive of CBUS, has been appointed as an industry funds representative to ASFA's board of directors. Atkin will join the noard immediately. He succeeds Ian Silk, chief executive of AustralianSuper, who has decided to step down ...

Members to benefit from standard risk labels: ASFA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Many super fund trustees are supporting the idea of applying standardised risk labels to all their member investment choices, a move that will help fund members better understand the risk they take when switching from one option to the next. ASFA chief ...

Retirement savings only last a few years

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2009
Australians' retirement expectations are out of sync with their savings - with new research showing that retirement funds only last a few years before they dry up. The 24th AMP.NATSEM Income and Wealth Report noted that Australians are expected to spend ...

Remuneration dilemma

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2009
Pauline Vamos, chief executive at ASFA, said debate on whether financial planners should receive payment by the hour, charge a fee or accept a commission is irrelevant because all forms of remuneration present a conflict of interest. Speaking at the ...

Howes appointed CEO of IAA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2009
The Institute of Actuaries of Australia has appointed former director of policy at ASFA, Melinda Howes, as chief executive. Howes joins the Institute from her role as director of policy and industry practice at the Association of Superannuation Funds ...

Cbus hires government strategist

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
The $13 billion Cbus has appointed former Federal and State Government strategist Chris Altis as executive manager policy and government. Altis joins Cbus from the office of Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon where he was a senior strategic adviser. ...

ASFA elects new chair, board members

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
Tony Lally, head of Sunsuper, has been elected as the new ASFA Chair, replacing former chair Greg Healy. Lally, who joined the ASFA board in mid-2008, replaces Healy, who stood down after relocating to Singapore earlier this year. Several new ASFA Board ...

Seven signs of the end of an empire

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2009
From military overextension to excess debt, one expert argues that the seven signs that mark the end of an empire are evident in the current US regime - and explores why the baton of power has well and truly shifted to the BRIC economies. David Thomas ...