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MTAA Super strikes back against claims of unhedging

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... top currency managers, which were appointed in May 2009. "Pareto's appointment has been very beneficial for the fund membership, having added positive performance since their appointment," said Delaney. "Since May 2009 the Fund has received realised ...

Vision Super remains hopeful on Equip merger

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... billion out of over $4.7 billion of Vision Super's total assets," said Brooks. "They are not the bulk of our assets. Membership of the accumulation component of the Fund is growing, while membership of the Defined Benefit Plan continues to decline." ...

StatewideSuper to merge with Local Super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... entities. It is not yet known what the merged entity will call itself, but it will become a $4 billion fund with combined membership of 160,000.

Online SMSF training centre opens for trustees, advisers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
A new training centre for self-managed super fund trustees and financial advisers was launched yesterday, providing a much-needed resource for the burgeoning SMSF industry. The SMSF Academy is an online community and resource dedicated to helping those ...

Planners chance to get involved

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAY 2011
... skills of members to harness their knowledge. There are plenty of new committees to get involved with, including in membership, communications and marketing, education and services, to name a few. Matthew Rowe, chairman of the FPA, said the board redesigned ...

Count, NAB targets SMSFs through SPAA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
... groups including Count Financial and NAB Financial Planning are now targeting SMSF trustees through a newly-launched membership process by Self-managed super fund professionals association of Australia (SPAA). The streamlined process designed has been ...

AFA targets online ad campaign

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... said AFA national president Brad Fox. To run the campaign the AFA need to raise $2.5 million from supporters and their membership, with commitments from as little as $5000 from advisers, he said. The AFA 'Make A Plan' campaign will however have to creative ...

Finsia selects new CEO

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2011
... policy and public affairs division from 2006. "The powerful combination of Russell's insight into the professional membership landscape and the execution capability he has already demonstrated as Interim CEO, made for a compelling appointment," said ...

REST announces formal name change

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... has officially changed its name to REST Industry Super. The name change of Australia's largest industry super fund by membership, with 1.9 million members, is designed to highlight the super funds industry expertise and industry fund heritage. REST's ...

Budget tweak to SMSF rules

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2011
... than individual trustees. "In administration it's easier to have a corporate trustee because if there is a change in membership you don't have to continually change the title of the assets," he said. "The trustee - the company - remains the same." Cavendish ...