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Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... ideological" move. On taking super out of industrial awards, he said: "The problem we're trying to fix is that we think more competition and more informed consumers is a good thing, it's as simple as that. Why shouldn't any fund that meets certain basic ...

David Murray to head financial system inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... agenda, the Government intends to reduce the regulatory burden on the financial services sector wherever the benefits to competition, efficiency, market stability or consumer protection are questionable," the statement continued. The Government also ...

HESTA named Super Fund of the Year

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... Australia's best super funds and most innovative superannuation product designers, the awards ceremony celebrated how far competition has come in superannuation as seven of the 12 fund-based awards were won by not-for-profit funds and five by retail ...

Industry and retail models increasingly similar: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... strong presence in Queensland, Sunsuper's home state. It is more than likely that this will result in some intense competition between the two industry-agnostic industry superannuation monoliths.

Banks' super products set to be next industry battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... and ANZ and NAB got it in September. Doyle said she expects that MySuper products provided by banks will increase competition in the superannuation space. She added that, for the main Australian financial institutions, the opportunity lies in the fact ...

Niche super funds cooperate to avoid merging

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... Super, Club Super and Mercy Super operate in completely different industries and there were few issues with regard to competition between the funds." Corcoran said Club Super has looked into combining with other funds in areas such as marketing, insurance ...

Link Super retains LGS admin contract

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... Group's, acquisition of FuturePlus Financial Services in December 2012. According to LGS chief executive Peter Lambert competition for the appointment was strong, which indicates a growth of capability in the administration sector. "Two particularly ...

SelectingSuper award nominees announced

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... groups shortlisted for the awards represent an even share across both sectors of the superannuation market." "With competition among super funds stepping up due to the introduction of MySuper and FOFA, the dramatic impact of technology and the retail ...

Life insurance faces worst conditions in decades

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... Australia's banking sector remains a challenge." Lower margins from new superannuation and wealth products and continued competition have challenged shareholder returns in the wealth and insurance sectors in recent years. "Some commentators are beginning ...

OS property no place for risk taking

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... Andrews said the appetite for risk assets is growing again among super funds but this is coinciding with changing competition dynamics in the Australian investment management market. Referring to the demand for Australian assets being shown by Canadian ...