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Superannuation

AustralianSuper makes major play for King's Cross

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
AustralianSuper has placed a vote of confidence in the UK's King's Cross development, increasing its stake from 25% to 67.5% in less than 12 months.

CareSuper opens new Canberra office

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
Industry superannuation fund CareSuper has announced two appointments and opened a new office in Canberra to meet its growing employer base in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

Lifecycle funds startlingly varied

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2016
New research into life cycle superannuation funds shows little consistency between approaches and vast gulfs in exposure to equity risk across similar age cohorts.

Super's purpose under further scrutiny

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
The immediate need for a definition of superannuation to be enshrined in federal legislation is becoming clear as more ideas are floated about how to best use the savings pool.

IQ Group appoints principal consultant

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016
Superannuation and wealth management consultancy IQ Group has appointed a principal consultant.

United approach to super fund disclosure: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
The Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCAL) is calling for financial services regulators and administrators to coordinate their data on superannuation fund investments as a way of streamlining overlaps in reporting and disclosure ...

Equip to pay super contributions during parental leave

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Equipsuper is prepared to walk the talk when it comes to helping close Australia's gender savings gap, announcing it will pay superannuation guarantee contributions in to its employees' super accounts during paid and unpaid parental leave.

Industry fund backs US toll road

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
A co-investment in a US toll road will become an industry superannuation fund's second largest infrastructure exposure after Port Botany and Port Kembla in New South Wales.

Australians putting off retirement planning

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Nearly a third of the population aged 18 to 64 consider retirement too far away to plan for, according to a Roy Morgan survey of 50,000 people.

Report highlights sea-change in asset owner operations

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
Large institutions are reshaping the way they manage their assets, preferring fewer, but deeper external manager relationships and focussing more on the long-term, according to a BNP Paribas Securities Services report.