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Superannuation

Vision Super joins cost cutting frenzy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
Vision Super has brought down member fees by cutting operating costs by 42% and investment costs by 25%.

Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
The sheer weight of money in the superannuation system is starting to rock the boat.

First State Super socially responsible options go green

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
First State Super has divested from fossil fuels in its socially responsible investment options and is researching the resilience of its broader portfolio to climate change.

Pension and retirement strategies a global problem

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
Governments globally will be the "underwriters of last resort" for pension and retirement gaps unless a defined long-term vision and strategy is developed.

VFMC begins search for new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) is searching for a new chief executive after announcing the departure of its current leader.

Maritime Super appoints NAS as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
Maritime Super has reappointed National Australia Bank's Asset Servicing business as custodian for a further three years.

Pressure mounts on Cbus in Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has until Friday to respond to damning allegations in the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption.

UK adds SMSF after slashing Australian pension schemes

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has added an Australian pension scheme to its qualified recognised overseas pension scheme (QROPS) list after slashing the number of Aussie funds from 1,600 to one on July 1.

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has flagged new developments in post-retirement as an area it will be monitoring closely.

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
UniSuper has crept in to the world's top 100 retirement savings funds, joining four Australian counterparts in the annual list compiled by Pensions & Investments magazine and Towers Watson.