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Legalsuper shifts focus to Western Australia

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013
... manager for our WA members and employers we ensure our local presence continues to meet the growing demand for superannuation services," the chief executive of Legalsuper, Andrew Proebstl said. "We see 2014 as a year of continued opportunity and national ...

APRA releases final SuperStream reporting standards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... relating to the rollover and contribution transactions of super funds. In a letter sent out yesterday to registered superannuation entity (RSE) licensees, APRA said that the new reporting standards would not come into effect until 1 July 2014, and that ...

Cbus launches default retirement income stream option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Cbus has launched a new default investment option aimed at providing an income stream for people transitioning into or already in retirement. The 'Conservative Growth' option aims to provide an after tax return of inflation plus 3.25% over a rolling ...

Former CFSGAM exec joins Frontier Advisors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... the appointment reflected a changing landscape in the institutional investment industry, particularly as industry superannuation funds develop in-house investment capabilities. "We believe that property and infrastructure particularly are areas where ...

Superannuation Research Cluster makes two appointments

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
Doctors Sonja Kassenboehmer and Jun Feng have been appointed to the CSIRO-Monash University Superannuation Research Cluster as part of its $9 million research program. Kassenboehmer is currently a post-doctoral fellow at the Melbourne Institute of Applied ...

Industry and retail fund mergers on the cards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
As the pressure on superannuation funds to merge increases, large industry funds may start looking to retail funds for merger opportunities, according to DST Global Solutions head of business development Rhys Octigan. Octigan said that technological ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Superannuation funds offering 'green' or 'sustainable' investment options may be misleading their members, with big polluters often topping the holdings lists. The top holding in AustralianSuper's Australian sustainable fund (managed by Perpetual) is ...

Legg Mason appeals to retail after lowering minimum investment

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
Legg Mason Australia (Legg Mason) is targeting the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market and has reduced the minimum investment for five funds. The minimum initial investment amount is now $30,000 for the Australian Real Income, Australian ...

Inquiry recommends MRRT and LISC be scrapped

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
The low income superannuation contribution (LISC) looks set to be scrapped following the Senate Economics Legislation Committee's recommendation that the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) and Other Measures Bill 2013 be passed. In its report to the ...

Kinetic Super appoints director to replace Fisher

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... are delighted with the appointment, and welcome Nancy to the Fund". Fox said of her appointment: "With the latest superannuation reforms, along with recent changes to the structure of Kinetic Super and it's positioning, it is an exciting time to join ...