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First Home Saver proposal a winner

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2007
The proposal by Opposition Leader Kevin Rudd for a "super style" savings scheme to help first home buyers save for a home has drawn strong support from the superannuation industry already champing at the bit to get involved. The proposal works by letting ...

Industry funds on top again

CHRIS NICHOLLS AND ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2007
... trust division of the REST industry fund notwithstanding it managed 14.2 per cent over the same period. Government fund Super SA's high growth strategy topped the growth category with 19.6 per cent returns over three years, while industry funds again ...

Super averages 15.3 pct for 2006-07

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2007
... 25 per cent achieved by master trusts. Over the more important five year period, the top funds were MTAA, SERF, AMIST, Super SA and Australian Super. To view the full SelectingSuper results, please see www.selectingsuper.com.au/PerfTables.html.

Members treble personal contributions: Sunsuper

Sunsuper has announced its biggest year ever in contributions after members parked three times more of their own money into the fund during the year. The Queensland-based super fund has recorded more than $2.5 billion in total contributions for the ...

Industry funds show strongest growth in assets

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2007
Industry super funds continue to grow, driven by returns, their extra value and members making the switch, said David Whiteley, executive manager of the Industry Super Network. Whiteley said industry funds showed the strongest growth in assets for the ...

Party like it's 1983

Australian workers who took out super before 1983 have two months to consolidate their pre-1983 super accounts and save tens of thousands of dollars, according to a self managed super fund expert. Martin Murden, a director at Partners' Superannuation ...

Make retirement day count: Westpac FP

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2007
When it comes to planning retirement, getting the exact date right could translate into a financial boost worth tens of thousands of dollars, said to Westpac Financial Planning. With the new super changes being introduced this year, Westpac Financial ...

Super SA upgrades to insure those working longer

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2007
South Australian public sector super fund Super SA has announced insurance upgrades for all members in its Triple S fund, effective immediately. The insurance upgrades include extending the death and TPD cover from 60 to 65 years old and for those members ...

Super fund ARIA buys Chifley Square

Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), the super fund for Australian government employees, showed it is serious about direct property after shelling out $84.5 million for a 92 per cent stake in 1 Chifley Square, an iconic building at the heart ...

BT unveils online super sales tools for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2006
BT Financial Group has unveiled a new online super tool to walk planners through the process of selling corporate super to their clients. The 'Art of Super' is an online toolkit exclusively for use by planners. It is based around a five step process ...