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Superannuation

Retail fund members most unsatisfied: Roy Morgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Retail funds continue to underperform industry funds when it comes to member satisfaction, but the gap is closing, according to the latest Roy Morgan research.

Christian super funds merge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Two Christian superannuation funds, Christian Super and Australian Christian Super, have are set to merge, which will see members gain fee and insurance benefits.

Retail fund members most unsatisfied: Roy Morgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
Retail funds continue to underperform industry funds when it comes to member satisfaction, but the gap is closing, according to the latest Roy Morgan research.

SAS Trustee renews Pillar admin contract

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
SAS Trustee Corporation (STC) has awarded Pillar another five year contract to provide administration services, including support for their complex defined benefits schemes.

Australian Super backtracked on airport valuation: Future Fund

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014
The Future Fund has accused AustralianSuper of backtracking on its own valuation of the Perth Airport, a dispute which is at the heart of the legal case one of the country's biggest superannuation funds is waging against Australia's sovereign wealth ...

Superpartners suspends platform development

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2014
Superpartners has suspended development of a major IT project four years after it was due to be completed.

Future of LISC in Palmer's hands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUN 2014
Thirty-five prominent figures in the superannuation industry have called on the Palmer United Party to use its influence in the Senate to block the scrapping of the low income superannuation contribution (LISC).

Super contribution caps "limited and inadequate": Deloitte

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Deloitte has branded the current superannuation excess contribution caps as "limited and inadequate" in helping people fund their lifestyles in retirement.

Super funds procrastinate on holdings disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
Super funds are not treating the looming reality of portfolio holdings disclosure as a priority, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services' chief administration officer Daryl Crich.

Retail funds also guilty of 'Compare the Pair' vagueness

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUN 2014
BT and ANZ may need to follow Industry Super Australia (ISA) in clarifying the language of their superannuation advertising campaigns, following a ruling by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) over use of the term 'average' in ...