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Pension funds eye alternative credit strategies amid interest rate uncertainty

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

What's luck got to do with it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

QMV to release APRA reporting standards solution

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
Superannuation software developer and consultant QMV Super Solutions is set to release its own software solution to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) reporting standards, QMV chief executive Brad Goodall has said. The release of ...

Consumers find super 'mind-boggling', survey shows

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
Consumers view superannuation as "risky", "complex", "mind-boggling" and "stressful", according to a new consumer survey commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The purpose of the survey, conducted by Latitude Insights ...

Super must not commingle with banks: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... are intricately shaped by sales and advice personnel." ISA chief executive David Whiteley urged the panel to view superannuation as a "second pillar" of the economy, separate from the banking sector. "A second pillar would create needed diversity in ...

Retail funds top super rankings survey

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
Roy Morgan has released research in which it gives 20 superannuation funds a "consumer brand ranking", using the affluence of members as a central criterion for the fund's overall ranking. Retail funds heavily dominate the top ten, with CBA, Mercer ...

Franking credits hindering corporate bond market: AMP

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
The franking credit system is hindering the development of a vibrant corporate bond market in Australia, according to AMP Capital's head of credit markets Jeff Brunton. Brunton said that franked dividends, which can provide a significant income particularly ...

Pension uncertainty for municipal workers in Detroit

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
Municipal workers in Detroit may face losing their pensions as the city copes with its $18 billion debt crisis. According to Bloomberg News a federal judge has ruled that Detroit, the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy protection, may cut police ...

MySuper authorisations hit 100

ALICE URIBE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013

FSS increases insurance premiums

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... increase, FSS standard cover sum insured is still up to $390,000 which makes it one of the most generous in the superannuation industry