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HOSTPLUS improves insurance, maintains fees

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... unchanged as part of a three-tier strategy to improve member services. The super fund said it would continue to freeze membership fees until at least January 2012, remaining at the same rate as 2004 when the freeze was introduced. This makes the super ...

FPA launches new strategy, brand

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... effort to restore consumer trust post-GFC. As part of the strategy, the FPA has proposed a number of educational and membership changes that to be adopted will require approval from 75 per cent of the membership base. The association proposed that membership ...

First State app gets 11,000 hits

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2010
... Super's website, said Karen Volpato, marketing manager. While 11,000 might seem a small number compared with its 530,000 membership, it is still a positive sign that members are increasingly engaging with the fund through the use of smart phone technology. ...

AWM advisers join AFA

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... Management financials advisers have signed up to the Association of Financial Advisers - bringing the industry association's membership to approximately 7,000 advisers. Four licensees including Bridges Financial Services, Wealth Managers, Executive Wealth ...

Health Super to merge with First State

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
... NSW, including teachers, police and workers in public hospitals, ambulance services and prisons. Health Super's core membership is drawn from the health and community services sector, primarily in Victoria. The merger comes as many industry and corporate ...

No pension for corrupt Bell staff

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... rates failed to qualify for a "compensation earnable for pension purposes". The city also failed to complete and submit membership forms to CalPERS, didn't report earnings, and erroneously continued membership of a former city council member for services ...

MLC and HIP partner in insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... has the greatest level of cover." "We need to ensure that we are delivering something for the benefit of our total membership and not just a target focus group," said Bernays, adding that HIP plan to make new announcements in the new year. HIP currently ...

Super education on offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
Superannuation management university qualification courses are now available for those keen to forge a career in the $1.2 trillion superannuation industry. Earlier this year, Victoria University (VU) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees ...

AUSCOAL signs up to innergi

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... partnership with independent financial education company innergi. In an effort to engage their members and broaden membership education, AUSCOAL completed a series of member and market research to understand where their members' education was lacking ...

AvSuper awards hedge fund mandates

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 OCT 2010
... to employees and former employees of Airservices Australia and the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). It opened membership to the general public five years ago and currently has more than 5,500 members and more than $1 billion in funds under man ...