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HESTA named Super Fund of the Year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... Retirement Value Choice product, Sunsuper income Account was named best Retirement Deluxe Choice product, and Perpetual Wealth Focus Pension Plan was named best Retirement Premium Choice product. Other finalists included equipsuper, AustralianSuper ...

QIC wins AustralianSuper US property mandate

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... property Jack McGougan said: "AustralianSuper is executing this strategy to increase its holdings of prime retail assets with a focus on developed markets and we are confident that QIC is the right partner for us in the US." Steven Leigh, managing director ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... coming while Ben Bernanke is delivering his speech," Mr Le Brun said. "It looks as if the market has found something to focus on in a negative context coming out of the Bernanke speech." Locally, among the major banks at 1200 AEDT, Westpac had fallen ...

Cbus shifts custody from NAB to JP Morgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... for deciding to leave NAB, citing instead J.P. Morgan's "commitment to technology enhancements and its strong strategic focus" as the main drivers of the decision. J.P. Morgan has been active and vocal in this space, particularly in the development of ...

Banned adviser spent client savings on sports car business

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... breached the trust many investors placed in him," ASIC Deputy Chairman Peter Kell said. "This EU also emphasises ASIC's recent focus on targeting misconduct within the SMSF sector. "Setting up an SMSF is one of the most significant steps an investor ...

CBA follows ASIC's lead in Senate submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... register of financial advisers in a submission to the Senate inquiry on the regulator's performance. The bank has chosen to focus on broader issues affecting the industry rather than on the cases of misbehavior within its financial planning unit (CFP) ...

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The superannuation sector could benefit from having its own exclusive regulator, according to Challenger's director of retirement Income Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Perth ...

CIO exit forces Bedlam closure

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... now has almost no chance of achieving a sustainable critical mass." In June 2013, Bedlam changed its strategy in order to "focus the business better." At that time three of its six funds, accounting for just 2% of total FUM were closed and the group ...

The New Daily not an investment: Silk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... funded out of member administration fees. In AustralianSuper's case, it is funded by the $1.50 a week fee." He went on: "Focus on investment returns is entirely misplaced." While The New Daily board has said it expects the venture to become profitable ...

AUST(Q) Super and AustralianSuper to merge in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... the merger, AustralianSuper's size, scale and capability, as well as its long-term investment performance, low fees and focus on net benefit for members, will improve AUST(Q) Super members' retirement futures," Henricks said. "This merger will give AUST(Q) ...