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Astarra pain spreads to super funds

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
Gaming group Tabcorp will be moving the superannuation accounts of 250 NSW TAB staff affected by the collapse of Astarra to CareSuper. A Tabcorp spokesperson contacted by Financial Standard this morning said the company has written to the relevant workers ...

Super too complex to handle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR IS A MEDIA GUEST AT THE SECURITY ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN ADELAIDE  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2010
Relentless tinkering in superannuation rules has made the art of saving through super more like rocket science, driving many investors to make choices that could damage their financial health. Bryan Ashenden, head of technical consulting at Westpac-owned ...

Government annuities proposal draws industry fire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
Compulsory government annuities could widen the gap between the retirement payouts of low and high income workers, and some industry experts argue private sector annuities and longevity risk products offer better alternatives. IFSA, which commissioned ...

Macquarie launches lifetime income product

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
Macquarie has joined the growing number of product providers offering longevity products with the launch of the Macquarie Lifetime Income Guarantee Policy. Macquarie Funds Group launched the product which gives investors a guaranteed minimum level of ...

BT Super for Life hits the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
BT Financial Group won 5,000 new BT Super for Life customers in just six weeks through Westpac-owned channels Bank SA and St.George Bank. Melanie Evans, head of superannuation at BT Financial Group, said the successful campaign are due to the bank's ...

Russell wins OneSteel mandate

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
Russell has snagged one of the biggest master trust mandates when OneSteel outsourced its $1.1 billion corporate fund to the Russell Super Solution Master Trust (SSMT). The OneSteel superannuation fund has almost 11,000 members. Russell Investments ...

ASIC super expert joins Super SA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... superannuation at ASIC, has been appointed general manager at South Australian public sector superannuation provider, Super SA. Rowe left the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Melbourne to take up the position. Prior to this ...

NZ Super axes AXA Rosenberg mandates

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2010
New Zealand's sovereign fund withdrew two long-standing mandates with AXA Rosenberg. Today the guardians of the $13 billion (NZ$16 billion) NZ Superannuation Fund has terminated the small-cap equity mandate, which AXA Rosenberg held since 2004, and ...

... and transparency strategy to benefit Aussie funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2010
Three leading placement agents in Australia have filed a joint submission to the Cooper Review, stressing that the system in Australia is more transparent and markedly different to the US. The California Public Employees' Retirement System, one of the ...

Bookmakers Super boosts liquidity

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2010
Bookmakers Super Fund has improved the liquidity of its balanced investment strategies, increasing the cash levels of its Balanced Pension by more than $10 million to $12 million. The fund's December update said "pleasing progress" had been made to ...