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New super initiative sparks familiar political catfight

The Shadow Minister for Retirement Incomes and Savings, Senator Nick Sherry, has today criticised the Government's "Revitalising Superannuation" initiative unveiled yesterday as offering "nothing new" for the Australian superannuation members. The Government ...

Abacus buys Victorian industrial property for $11.1 million

The Abacus Property Group has announced the acquisition of an industrial property at Redwood Gardens Industrial Estate, Dingley, Victoria for $11.1 million. The 39,760 square metre site contains three modern buildings providing over 18,000 square metres ...

Telstra Super unveils revamped investment strategy

Telstra Super has announced that it will implement a series of changes across its Member Investment Choice (MIC) options from July 1. The changes come on the back of an extensive six-month review of the fund's investment structure that have factored ...

Crean comes out firing on super, corporate governance

Labor's Simon Crean has outlined a series of measures to tighten rules on corporate governance and attacked the Government's superannuation tax policy in a populist response to the Budget that is being seen as a litmus test for his credentials as party ...

VicSuper goes green with Sustainability Covenant

The $1.6 billion VicSuper fund has signed a 'Sustainability Covenant' that will exclusively reserve 10 per cent of all future investments for environmentally friendly companies. "In addition, VicSuper members will have the choice to invest up to 100 ...

IFSA calls on Labor to act on stalled super measures

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has called on the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to display political flexibility and work towards an outcome for super measures currently stalled in Parliament, following the ALP's reply to Budget ...

"You have every right to be disappointed": AMP's Willcox

AMP's chairman Peter Willcox has attempted to defuse shareholder anger at today's Annual General Meeting by accepting responsibility for past mistakes and defending the $2.6 billion in writedowns announced on May 1. "You have every right to be disappointed ...

Home loans sector driving major bank profits: PwC

The four major banks have delivered another round of record results this half, with combined underlying profits (cash earnings before significant items) up 6 per cent on the corresponding 2002 period, and 4.5% up on the previous half, according to analysis ...

ASFA welcomes Coonan's reassurance on co-contribution

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), a strident critic of Government policy in the wake of Tuesday's Budget announcement, has welcomed Senator Helen Coonan's reassurance today that the Government "remains committed" to the superannuation ...

Towers Perrin blasts Government decision to "ignore" super

Towers Perrin has criticised the Federal Government's decision to "ignore" superannuation in this year's Budget, saying that it is a clear sign that Australia's complex retirement system has fallen into the "politically too hard basket". While the prominence ...