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EQT Global Equity Fund on BT Wrap and Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... Dundas saw significant growth last year, with the strategy receiving a $240 million mandate from a large Australian superannuation fund in December 2013, taking total funds under management to over $500 million. The fund aims to exceed the MSCI All Country ...

New laws target promoters of early release schemes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... bill is targeted at individuals or organisations that charge a fee for aiding clients in illegally accessing their superannuation before the preservation age, often involving the improper use of self-managed super funds (SMSFs). While the Superannuation ...

Media Super CIO departs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
Jon Glass has left his role as chief investment officer at industry fund Media Super. The fund will not appoint a replacement for Glass, with the position of chief investment officer being absorbed into that of chief executive. Media Super chief executive ...

Industry overestimates amount needed for retirement

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... retirement savings industry that most people must save more retirement than they currently do. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is one of the most vocal advocates of this message in the Australian market. Back in January the ...

AMP Flexible Super adds new insurance and investment options

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... customers with a competitive way to access insurance to provide them with the protection they need," AMP director of superannuation Patricia Montague said. Super Protection replaces Flexible Protection, AMP Flexible Super's existing insurance offer.A ...

Ray King added to Ashington super fund court case

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
Claims for damages have risen to $14 million and a new defendant has been added to a court case against four prominent super fund - Mercer partner Ray King. The case relates to the collapse of Ashington property group in 2011. Ashington founder Craig ...

OneVue rules out further acquisitions in run up to IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2014
... purchase Mckeage said: "We' re a super sector play so we want to be part of all three high growth areas of the superannuation market. We've spent a lot of time on SMSFs and we have member based digital solutions and then we were missing retail superannuation ...

CFS outlines post-awards plans

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... super arm of banking giant Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has also added its voice to the debate over whether superannuation should be taken out of modern awards, calling the current system "anti-competitive". Nicolette Rubinsztein, general manager ...

MySuper authorisations reaches 117

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
There are now 117 authorised MySuper products with corporate funds now entering the product class. The latest information on MySuper authorisations from the regulator APRA shows that of the 17 new authorisations since December 2013 that 13 are for corporate ...

Nine in 10 Australians can't get no insurance satisfaction: survey

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014
... said. Clients also tend to be confused about the benefit payable in case of death or permanent disability and their superannuation balance, Brentnall explained. The question, however, is whether there is a link between the insurance adequacy of those ...