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Super scale requires immediate action

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Super funds must act on scale now if they are to perform well under the Stronger Super reforms, according to a retirement head at Mercer, with forward projections a necessary outcome. Under the Stronger Super reforms, super trustees will have to determine ...

New standards for UNPRI

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
... interest in responsible investing. "We are engaged in parallel project to better disclose the assets of portfolio to a membership base which is now a thrust happening in the industry with members that wish to know more about the way their money is in ...

Super contributions break through $1 trillion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... due job mobility. The APRA annual research report also confirmed the realisation that while industry funds dominate membership of younger superannuation members, older members and retirees are much more aligned with retail funds and their fuller features ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... Australia's peak SMSF body the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) also saw its membership jump by 25% over the past year. Francois said that while associations like SPAA, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) and ...

Adviser obligations need to be institutionalised: AFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... foot," said Klipin. "We've got to get better in the profession at protecting our brand and our reputation. "Professional membership is a right but it also carries obligations and we've got to get better collectively at being really clear about what those ...

Colley departs OnePath for SPAA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012
... the superannuation industry and his addition to our executive team further strengthens SPAA's relevance and growing membership platform."

OnePath wins LGsuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 6 FEB 2012
... LGsuper CEO David Todd. "The LGsuper board found the proposal by OnePath represented the best overall outcome for our membership." Prior to the merger, LGsuper had group life cover provided by AIA Australia, while OnePath is the incumbent provider for ...

HESTA makes board and exec team changes

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2012
... experienced team, at both Board and staff level, have the capacity to enhance the services we provide to our 730,000 plus membership," said HESTA chief executive Anne-Marie Corboy. HESTA has more than 730,000 members with $18 billion in assets under ...

ASFA warns on unseen MySuper outcomes

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2012
... financial interests of members." "By framing the obligation in this matter it allows trustees to set a minimum asset or membership amount that can be confirmed annually. Accordingly, funds with very large scale will only need to proactively determine ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... is ludicrous, especially as it's an incredibly efficient way for funds to reinforce their brands amongst their membership," he said. The proviso is of course that funds must maintain their investment focus and keep their fees low, said Dunnin. This ...