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Meat industry super hands mandate to AB

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
The Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund has selected AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund to reduce member portfolio volatility. MEIST chose the AB fund because it invests primarily in Australian equities and aims to reduce ...

HUB24 sets up white label platform for Wilson HTM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... signed an agreement with Wilson HTM to implement and distribute a white label version of the HUB24 investment and superannuation platform to the firm's clients. The platform offers a wide range of investments including shares, managed funds and separately ...

SMSF growth driven by investor satisfaction

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... significant market share, according to Roy Morgan Research. Roy Morgan's findings are based on a survey of 15,084 superannuation holders conducted in the half-year to January 2015. Satisfaction with super performance was measured across retail, industry ...

Government "tinkering" tops super industry worries

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
Superannuation industry stakeholders are most concerned about "increasing government tinkering and regulation," a survey by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and BNP Paribas revealed. "Over 40% of respondents think regulatory ...

AMP practice to pay $10,200 penalty

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... regulator flagged that the article contained misleading and unsubstantiated claims that major retail and industry superannuation funds will experience payout difficulties. It also found that the article misrepresented the taxation implications of self-managed ...

Perennial to raise capital for Aussie equities LIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... investor portfolios. "We believe the Wealth Defender approach will be attractive to many investors and self-directed superannuation funds seeking the benefits of diversification, targeting select mid-cap companies (ex-20) with strong dividends, healthy ...

Turnbull on super and housing debate: "a thoroughly bad idea"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Turnbull slammed Treasurer Joe Hockey's suggestion that young Australians could be given early access to their superannuation to help them buy their first house. "My own view is that would be a thoroughly bad idea,"A Turnbull said during an address at ...

Telstra Super lawyer wins WiS scholarship

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2015
... Sharyn Cowley joined Telstra Super in 2011 and is an experienced financial services lawyer, having worked in the superannuation industry since 1995. She is currently a member of the Women in Super policy committee. Her scholarship will enable her to ...

BNP becomes First Super custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Industry fund First Super has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian, replacing NAB Asset Servicing. The $2 billion fund chose BNP because of its "suite of reporting, risk management and analytics [which will] enable the trust to meet ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... 2015 has already been a bumper year in financial services policy with super front and centre. Reforms to improve superannuation governance, competition and transparency appear to be the first cab off the rank. These reforms look likely to occur in a ...