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MasterSuper opens doors to all

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2009
The $570 million corporate superannuation fund MasterSuper has gone public offer to grow its membership base. MasterSuper previously serviced employees of Elders group, although it is now open to employees' family, friends, partners, franchises, advisers ...

FPA and SPAA sign MOU

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
The industry body for self-managed super funds (SPAA) and for financial planners (FPA) have joined forces to develop policies that will help shape the SMSF sector. Both associations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together on policy ...

State Super members hungry for advice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2009
... five members of the $29 billion State Super have sought financial planning advice in the last two years, the fund's membership survey shows. State Super, which had $29 billion in funds under management at the end of June according to Rainmaker Information ...

Christian Super takes $30m cash strategy in-house

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... external fund manager after the number of members invested in its cash option spiked from 0.5 to 8 per cent of its entire membership base. Peter Murphy, chief executive at Christian Super, the fund withdrew the money from the Macquarie True Index after ...

Gen-Y in a bottle

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2009
Banks and super funds run the risk of losing their Gen-Y members, who will represent half of their membership base in 10 years' time, if they don't drastically change their communication channels today. Rocky Scopelliti, a senior executive at Telstra ...

Minimum balance dropped for BOC Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
... corporate fund BOC Super has ramped up its efforts to retain members by halving the minimum balance required for continued membership with the fund. According to a statement by BOC Super, the trustee had decided to reduce the minimum balance required ...

SWF Institute opens trading platform

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... For sellers, it provides another option for them to sell large scale assets. The Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute's membership includes the Australian Future Fund, China Investment Corporation, Kuwait Investment Authority and Singapore based Temasek H ...

Pension fund suffers million-dollar meltdown

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... technology contractor Questronix was hired as the main contractor and lead integrator of the GSIS integrated loans, membership, acquired assets and accounts management system. But the system broke-down. GSIS estimates the fund has suffered around $120 ...

Watson Wyatt wins HSBC pension admin

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... portal which allows them to access their fund balance and investment data. The pension fund, which has around 170,000 membership records, has a defined benefit and defined contribution section. The defined contribution section is open to new members. ...

SMSF trustee group closes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
... the interests of trustees, has closed up shop after launching less than two years ago. The SMSMA has closed and its membership has been given the opportunity to join the Australian Investors Association (AIA). Graeme Colley, vice chair at the Self Managed ...