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FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
... specific about changes in the Age Pension eligibility. But Hockey has already referred to major changes to the superannuation preservation age. Shortly after the release of the 2014-15 budget, he said that the government will have "more to say on retirement ...

Key Telstra Super investment exec resigns

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
Telstra Super's head of fixed interest has resigned after more than six years in the role. A Telstra Super spokesperson confirmed that Chris Artis resigned earlier this week and would depart the fund on July 8. His main responsibility was the domestic ...

Future Fund staff bonuses stun public sector

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... after allowing for their tax-free and low cost structure due to having no members, is on par with major Australian superannuation funds.

Industry marketing leaders receive top MAX Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2014
... marketing within the financial services industry. The event started off with the first award, Best Website of the Year (Superannuation ), won by First State Super, and bookended with the two marketer awards given to ING Direct executive director of delivery ...

AMP axes regional head of advice roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014
... planning in Victoria and Tasmania Thomas Reeh left in 2013 recently resurfaced as principal consultant at pensions and superannuation communication business AHC. In his former role, Reeh had franchise oversight of more than 500 AMP financial planners ...

AIA Australia appoints CEO

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
... Australian financial services industry, with management experience spanning operations, claims and underwriting, superannuation, investments, distribution, product, pricing and marketing. He has been with AIA Australia for the last seven years, mostly ...

NZ Super names new CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has named Matt Whineray as its new chief investment officer. Whineray has been with NZ Super since 2008 in the role of general manager, investments. Prior to that he was a head of financial sponsor coverage ...

State Street hangs on to REST custody contract

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2014
REST Industry Super has kept State Street on as its custodian following a "comprehensive review of service providers." The decision is a major win for State Street as, with $31 billion in funds under management and 1.9 million members, REST is one of ...

Research contradicts group risk claims crisis

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
... market have not manifested in any more than a small handful of funds. That is the finding of the 2014 Rainmaker superannuation group insurance survey of 14,834 risk options offered by 206 super funds, master trusts and their included MySuper products. ...

Women to feel pain of scrapped LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2014
Women and regional Australians will be the worst affected by the government's plan to scrap the Low Income Superannuation Contribution (LISC) scheme, according to Industry Super Australia (ISA). Using figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...