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Room to move on super investment fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2015
An increasing downward pressure and competition on superannuation fees may force super funds to become more passive in their investment strategies and potentially impair members' retirement savings. REST Industry Super chair Ken Marshman expressed this ...

AvSuper to expand in-house investment team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
AvSuper has appointed a former executive of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) to build out its in-house investment team. Sue Field joined AvSuper in July 2015 and she will also be responsible for monitoring and managing the members' ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... Hostplus chief executive David Elia was recently appointed as a director on the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson confirmed the appointment and said the council was pleased to have ...

Direct investment options are not SMSFs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... for Australians to seek professional financial advice whether it be managing or seeking to begin a self-managed superannuation fund. SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said everybody should get advice to ensure rights and entitlements in ...

Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Retail superannuation funds have welcomed the introduction in Parliament of the bill that seeks to mandate the presence of independent directors in boards. "With over $2 trillion currently sitting in the superannuation pool, good governance has never ...

Government debt is not bad: Sicilia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... government's focus on debt reduction is unhealthy and is likely to have unintended consequences not only for the superannuation industry but the country as a whole. Sicilia made it clear his comments were not politically driven but rather a criticism ...

Early insurance claimants return to work faster

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
Income protection claimants in group policies within superannuation are more likely to return to work within a year, according to Rice Warner research. Specifically, if income protection claimants notify of an illness or disability within the first ...

NZ Super posts 14% returns for FY2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund returned 14.64% and finished the year to June 2015 with funds under management of $29.54 billion. The fund exceeded its two benchmarks, which are its own passive reference portfolio and the Treasury bill, which measures ...

Cbus responds to Royal Commission allegations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has implored Commissioner Dyson Heydon to reject a version of events pointing to Cbus chief executive David Atkin being involved in releasing personal details of fund members who were Lis-Con employees. On Friday Cbus ...

Super executive leaves for Mozambique

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... wife and two children to serve at Zimpeto Children's Centre in Maputo, Mozambique, from November. "In my industry (superannuation), we debate about preservation age and making your super last. In Mozambique, the average person is not expected to make ...