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Funds with freebies

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... freebies or perks to their members in return for their continued loyalty. As impending regulation will allow fund members to switch super funds much easier than before, it seems that simple financial advice and management are no longer enough. While ...

Election campaign ignores seniors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 AUG 2010
The election campaign has bypassed too many key issues important to older Australians, according interests groups that aim to represent the segment. Speaking outside parliament House in Canberra this morning, largely deserted as most politicians are ...

AUSCOAL goes live on Bluedoor

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2010
Industry fund AUSCOAL Super has today gone live with its BluedoorTM web-based administration registry solution. AUSCOAL Super has replaced its suite of superannuation applications with the Bluedoor single technology framework. The creation of a single ...

Macq fills gap in mid-tier planning consultancy

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2010
Macquarie Practice Consulting is finding more mid-tier planners are seeking advice on how to value their business at a time when the industry is caught in an environment that is switching from the traditional commissions-based model to fee-for-service. ...

One in four retail fund members to switch: CHOICE

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... found. Choice's survey of 1,400 members in June showed 23 per cent of retail fund members said they were considering a switch - compared with 9 per cent of corporate fund clients, 7 per cent of industry fund respondents and 4 per cent in public sector ...

Should super go social?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... they will be. Speaking at the ASFA Communications Forum held in Melbourne last Friday, Anderson challenged the audience to switch from the Web 1.0 monologue (talking to members) and turn to a Web 2.0 dialogue - talking with members or build a community ...

Auscoal switches to daily unit pricing

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
The $5 billion-plus Auscoal Super has switched from weekly crediting rates to daily unit pricing in line with the broader industry shift towards daily unit pricing. Auscoal Super started its new calculation method at the beginning of this month. According ...

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... instant everything, investors and speculators want instant gains too. They want their profits in a flash... with a flick of a switch like they do their TV dinners. Talking heads, printed and cyber-media point attribute last night's gains on Wall Street ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... numbers (TFNs) become the primary super fund member identifier to improve member processing and make it easier for them to switch funds. The set of reforms called "SuperStream" is designed to improve back office operations and data quality, and using ...

School staff take up super advice: NGS Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2010
... improve member loyalty at a time when funds are consolidating and imminent legislation will make it easier for members to switch super funds. NGS Super (short for 'non-government schools' super) calls itself the "industry super fund for schools". According ...