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Superannuation

Industry funds may set up master trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Industry superannuation funds NGS Super and QIEC Super have flagged integrating their investments and insurance under a master trust structure.

Swiss franc surprise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
Speculations are that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) could follow up its recent verbal interventions with actual ones ahead of the near certainty that the European Central Bank (ECB) would boost its stimulus programme come 3 December.

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has committed to doing more to reduce superannuation fees and improve after-fee returns for members even though super tax incentives are a cost to the government.

CIPRs not the entire answer for retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
The proposal for superannuation funds to have a comprehensive income product for retirement (CIPR) has experts cautious about defaulting members at a time when individual retirement solutions are most needed.

December moves

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
The Japanese central bank had been expected to expand its QQE measures as early last month. It hasn't.

Sunsuper hires AustralianSuper portfolio construction manager

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new senior member to its investment team from AustralianSuper.

Aged care conundrum for superannuation

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes the industry should look further than its 'man on the moon' moment and instead attempt to place a woman on Mars.

Super fund tech investment to increase 20%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
More than half of superannuation funds are planning to increase the amount of money they spend on technology by 20% over the next year, a Link Group survey has found.

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
An Australian superannuation fund hosting your next pub trivia night could soon be a reality if it is not already happening, according to experts in behavioural science.

Chill

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
Despite the gloomy domestic headlines, indications from which the RBA is directly in charge of - employment and inflation - are not on red alert levels.