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NAB injects £130 million into UK Pension Fund

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2012

Stronger Super draft needs clarity

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... details around conduct that contravenes scale requirements and the need for better protection for super funds, members and employers if the cancellation of MySuper authorisations by APRA should ever occur. AIST also asked for the annual determination ...

AustralianSuper, AGEST reveal merger plans

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... partner with the merge to take place in 2012. As a result, AustralianSuper will have almost two million members, 160,000 employers and over $46 billion in funds under management. AGEST has over 130,000 members and $4.3 billion in funds over management. ...

Aussies have more faith in super: Mercer

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... number of calls to contact centres and website traffic. This is certainly evidence of greater engagement," said Dawson. "Employers, Government and superannuation funds all have an important role to play in educating working Australians about how to get ...

UniSuper responds to criticism

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2011
... because under the previous arrangement, for the fund to obtain additional contributions from employer sponsors, all employers would have to agree. The fund expecting that obtaining such universal agreement would be impossible prompted the trustee board ...

Super assets take a hit in September

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011
... backwards." Meanwhile, contributions to funds with at least $50 million in assets in September were $20.6 billion, with employers contributing $16.3 billion and members contributing $4.2 billion. Other contributions, including spouse contributions and ...

Government confirms super guarantee age limit abolished

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... Australians to remain in the workforce for longer," said the Minister. The government said the changes will also allow employers claim income tax deductions for super guarantee contributions for workers aged 70 plus, which means they wont be deterred ...

Equip/Vision launch new brand

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2011
... merged fund. Press said the biggest challenge at this time was maintaining a focus on service delivery to members and employers under the existing brands amid the enthusiasm and changes required to support the public launch of the new Vision brand. "But ...

SG rise through House of Representatives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... Anderson told Sky News. Anderson said any government hopes of a "wage superanuation trade off" weren't realistic, and that employers were ultimately going to take the brunt. "As soon as the Government asks the parliament to legislate an employer obligation ...

Strong leadership essential to face superannuation challenges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
... national and individual wealth and well being," said Cosgrove. "I know that the right changes embraced by governments, employers and superannuants are going to be crucial to the vibrancy of Australia's economy, when our kids are in the same position ...