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Superannuation

Most super funds shun in-house investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Most superannuation funds do not intend to insource their investment management over the next three years, despite the fact that some have made moves in this direction.

Cbus shifts custody from NAB to JP Morgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Industry super fund Cbus has confirmed that J. P. Morgan will be the fund's new custodian, after 20 years with National Australia Bank (NAB) Asset Servicing.

HOSTPLUS direct investing option sees $9 million take-up

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
More than $9 million has flowed into HOSTPLUS's new direct investment platform in just five weeks, but the super fund's chief executive David Elia says he won't be using the service himself.

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
The superannuation sector could benefit from having its own exclusive regulator, according to Challenger's director of retirement Income Jeremy Cooper.

Industry and retail models increasingly similar: Sunsuper CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The industry and retail superannuation sectors are increasingly resembling one another in all but ownership model, according to Sunsuper's new chief executive Scott Hartley.

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
Industry super funds can get an advantage over self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) by using their scale to exploit the "illiquidity premium" that exists in unlisted markets such as infrastructure, according to Brett Himbury, chief executive of ...

QSuper's Vilgan wins top business women's award

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
QSuper chief executive Rosemary Vilgan was named the 2013 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year at a ceremony at Crown Melbourne last night.

The New Daily not an investment: Silk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The New Daily news publication is not an investment but a member engagement tool, AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has said.

AUST(Q) Super and AustralianSuper to merge in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
The merger between AustralianSuper and Queensland-based AUST(Q) Super will be effective from January 1, 2014, following the successful completion of the due diligence process.

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week.