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Record IOOF inflows

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
... our scale and diversified our earnings. Industry fundamentals remain positive with strong growth forecast for the superannuation industry, an ageing population and increasing requirement for advice. "With our strong commitment to quality service and ...

Super funds act to reassure members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
Superannuation funds are reassuring members not to panic amidst global share market turbulence because it is unlikely to have significant impact over the long term. AustSafe Super chief executive Craig Stevens said regardless of what is happening in ...

Pillar Administration to operate under Acurity software

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015
First State Super will be the first of Pillar Administration's clients to roll out a full migration to superannuation and investment software program Acurity. Yesterday Financial Synergy said it would implement Acurity across Pillar Administration's ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... view of getting out," Rodwell-Ball said. He explained that NGS Super uses reports from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) as a source of information for environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues of the companies that it ...

Australians are hardly retirement ready

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... retirement ready according to new analysis from Commonwealth Bank. Reviewing the data of more than 12 million Australian superannuation accounts as at 30 June 2014, CommBank and Rice Warner found those between 60 to 64-years-old were the least likely ...

Intra-fund advice can be improved: WSSA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Specialists Australia (WSSA) chief executive Douglas Latto believes more can be done to improve intra-fund advice for superannuation members in a system that is currently reactive and lacking penetration. Speaking at the inaugural WSSA conference in ...

Industry fund competes directly with advice networks

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
An industry superannuation fund has set up a nationwide network of advisers accredited under the Financial Planning Association (FPA) Professional Practice program. UniSuper is the first not-for-profit fund to have all of its advice offices accredited ...

Kinetic Super appoints acting chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... the new leadership team," said Kinetic Super chair Frank Gullone. He added, "Ms Thomas' extensive background in superannuation and executive leadership is particularly impressive. She has a proven background achieving strategic success for organisations ...

Cbus opposes smaller super guarantee penalties

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
Reducing penalties for employers who fail to pay superannuation is heading in the wrong direction, according to an industry super fund chief executive. Federal small business minister Bruce Billson recently introduced draft legislation aiming to reduce ...

PROFILE: J.P. Morgan head of Australia funds David Hallifax

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... offered a job at Perpetual Trustees, liaising directly with stockbrokers for what would now be called self-managed superannuation funds. He was responsible for implementation and maintenance of SMSF investments, and enjoyed the position because it was ...