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Actuaries Institute names 2014 president

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... help navigate Australia's longevity debate," Smith said. The Institute's policy agenda spans the insurance and superannuation sectors but also demographic change / retirement incomes policy, natural disaster management, health and disability, data analytics ...

Retail super members more likely to switch funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Retail superannuation fund members are more likely to switch funds than their industry and SMSF counterparts, with investment performance being the main concern cited, according to a report by Roy Morgan Research. The report, entitled 'Superannuation ...

SMSF borrowing under control, ATO figures suggest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Fears that low interest rates are encouraging self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to over-borrow to invest in real estate appear to be overblown, according to figures released by the Australian Taxation Office. According to the ATO's stats for the September ...

AustralianSuper takes 50% stake in UK shopping centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
AustralianSuper's in-house property investment team has made its first direct property investment in the shape of a shopping centre in the UK garden city of Milton Keynes. AustralianSuper has teamed up with BT Pension Scheme - one of the largest in ...

Dundas wins $240m super fund mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2014
Dundas Partners has been awarded a $240 million mandate by an unnamed large Australian superannuation fund. Dundas is the investment manager behind the Apostle Dundas Global Equity Fund, which was opened to Australian investors in September 2012 and ...

FSC questions pertinence of APRA super stats

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) last week that show the investment returns of not-for-profit superannuation consistently outperforming those of their retail counterparts. According the APRA figures, between 2004 and 2013, corporate ...

APRA issues warning on group risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... insurers must actively manage. Outlined in its most recent "Insights" report, APRA's outlined concerns about the superannuation fund tendering processes. It said it planned to step up its supervisory activities and would target group life insurers. "APRA ...

Financial system inquiry panel revealed

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013

QSuper launches income account

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013
QSuper has launched an income stream product designed for members in the retirement phase. The QSuper Income Account allows members a great deal of control and flexibility over how much income they receive and where their money in invested, as well ...

FUM, Super, platforms all end year on high note

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 16 DEC 2013