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Superannuation

Cbus invests in Qualitas property fund

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Cbus Property, a subsidiary of Cbus superannuation fund, has entered a strategic partnership with Qualitas Property Partners, investing in a new fund providing mezzanine finance and preferred equity investments in the real estate sector.

Super funds need more women in senior roles: WIS

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Women in Super, a networking and advocacy group for women working in superannuation, is urging the super industry to adopt targets to increase the number of women in senior management roles.

Monster super funds tipped to invest in London property

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2013
Australian superannuation funds could follow the lead of Asian pension funds and invest in the London commercial property market, according to global property adviser CBRE.

AMP, MLC impose Stronger Super levy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Retail superannuation providers AMP and MLC are the first retail super funds to signal that they will charge members a levy to pay for expenses related to the government's Stronger Super regime.

QSuper gets MySuper go-ahead

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
QSuper, one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, has been granted its MySuper licence by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

Govt introduces new infra tax break

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
The Federal government has introduced a new tax incentive aimed at encouraging private sector investment in infrastructure.

BlackRock wins four NZ Super mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Investment giant BlackRock has won four new mandates from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Workers should track down super when changing jobs

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Workers who have changed jobs during the last financial year should keep track of their superannuation savings or they could end up with two funds.

SMSF 'Boost Camp' 2013 gets underway July 23

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
Sydney will host the first day of the 2013 SPAA State Technical 'Boost Camp' Series on Tuesday 23 July, at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in Darling Harbour

ACFS flummoxed by SMSF cash trend

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
The authors of a new report by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies are bemused as to why self-managed superannuation fund investors heavily favour cash over fixed-interest products.