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Link Group appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
ASX-listed superannuation administrator Link Group is welcoming an additional independent non-executive director to its board effective immediately. Joining the Link Group board is Anne McDonald. She has more than 35 years business experience in finance ...

SuperGuard360 gives SMSF trustees greater protection

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... Protecting SMSFs from financial misconduct - also looks at what sort of measures SMSF trustees can take to protect their superannuation assets. According to the whitepaper, the types of fraud that impact SMSFs most commonly include: Financial misconduct ...

NAB merger creates largest retail super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
... into one, creating the largest retail fund in the country. The new MLC Super Fund comprises MLC MasterKey and Plum superannuation offerings, and represents roughly $70 billion in funds under management - this makes it the second-largest super fund overall ...

Mercer wins new super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
Wealth management firm Mercer recently won a superannuation partnership with one of Australia's largest mining services companies, adding about 4000 new members to the Mercer Super Trust. The partnership saw Orica transition about one-third of its workforce ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Russell makes two appointments to super board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Russell Investments has appointed two independent directors to its superannuation trustee board. Alexis Dodwell currently sits on the boards of Trac Group, Vinta Property Group, Russell and Basketball Australia. Previously she was a risk and compliance ...

Fees still an issue for alternatives: WTW

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
... Australia, Nick Kelly said: "The alternative asset management industry continues to be remarkably reliant on pension and superannuation fund money and has earned a position of trust by delivering diversified returns via some of most highly skilled investment ...

Class launches SMSF benchmark report

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... 10,000 in the last quarter, a ninth consecutive quarterly increase. The software provider has weighed in on the superannuation discussion surrounding federal parliament, saying that regardless of changes, SMSFs remain a flexible, cost-effective platform ...

Nationals senator not giving up on life insurance investigation

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... insurance companies not paying." Williams added that this also includes issues with default life insurance plans within superannuation: "I have big concerns that we have four or five million Australians with life insurance in their super and they don't ...

Bennelong appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2016
... and chief financial officer responsibilities. Prior to this, Lincoln was chief executive at HSBC Insurance and Superannuation, which included a board role in Mexico City. Bennelong chair Mike Pratt said the appointment of Allen and McMahon comes at an ...