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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 ...

How green are 'green funds'?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 DEC 2013
... got to be the users who are driving change. APRA [the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority] is going to force more super funds to disclose all their holdings. That will enable consumers to actually go through the portfolios in more detail, and ...

ASIC to scrutinise The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
Confusion about the funding model of The New Daily has shown no sign of abating, after Nationals Senator John Williams requested the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) scrutinise The New Daily on the grounds that it is a bad investment. ...

Women need 7% more super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
Women's superannuation contribution rates would need to be 7% higher than men's in order to achieve gender equality, a study has found. Research by Michael E Drew and Anup K Basu, entitled 'The Case for Gender-Sensitive Superannuation Plan Design' ...

Government to update More Super calculator

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
The federal government plans to update the More Super calculator to take into account increases to the Super Guarantee (SG) which will come into effect on 1 July. The More Super calculator allows users to find out how much super they will have accumulated ...

No need for more super bureaucracy: Cormann

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
There was no need for more bureaucracy to protect Australian's superannuation savings, shadow minister for Financial Services Mathias Cormann has said in response to the government's announcement of a superannuation charter. Cormann was also critical ...

NGS Super lists portfolio holdings

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2013
NGS Super has made detailed investment information available to all members online, in what could be a growing trend for the superannuation industry. Chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball said the move will provide greater transparency about the holdings ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... between a fund's size and its return shows no pattern whatsoever. Dunnin said the research results reinforce why more super fund trustee boards are exploring fund mergers. "The research highlights why the purpose of fund mergers should be investment ...

Super funds evolve towards direct property: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2011
... optimistic view of direct real estate in Australia for 2012 with returns predicted of around 8.5 - 9.5%. When asked whether more super funds would invest in direct property, Judd was confident trends would emerge even over the next 12 months. "We have ...

UniSuper nominates Bloomberg as asset manager

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2011
... announced its selection of Bloomberg as partner in its internal management of its Australian equities portfolio with more super funds following suit. In June last year, UniSuper moved its equities management in-house and away from fund managers, launching ...