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Superannuation

Energy Super tops extra benefits table

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
Energy Super, CareSuper and MLC MasterKey Business Super are clear standouts in a study of extra benefits offered by Personal and Workplace superannuation products, according to Rainmaker research.

VicSuper adds new investment options

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
Victorian superannuation fund VicSuper will add two new investment options - Australian shares and term deposits, it announced today.

Baby boomers stagger blindfold into retirement: REST

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
A whopping 86% of Australia's 5.5 million baby boomers are, in varying degrees, financially under-prepared for retirement, according to research release by industry super heavyweight REST Industry Super today.

Don't forget to remind DB members: ASIC

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
Australia's corporate watchdog has reminded the trustees of defined benefit superannuation schemes to keep their members up-to-date after a review of the sector.

APRA's SMSF loan warning berated

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)'s warning about the complexities of self-managed super fund (SMSF) loans has been questioned by a number of industry professionals.

VicSuper starts daily unit pricing

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
VicSuper has said its investments returns are more transparent, after the industry superannuation fund moved to daily unit pricing from 1 January this year.

MetLife launches retirement product

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
Life Insurer MetLife has launched a new retirement product in partnership with industry super fund MTAA, labeling similar options already on the market "inadequate."

Super funds shouldn't abandon small-cap active managers

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The trend for smart beta and index investing might be growing across the wealth creation industry, but when it comes to small-cap investing, you can't beat good old-fashioned active management, according to OC Funds Management's Rob Frost.

AIST argues for fee-cap in MySuper submission

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' submission to the final tranche of the Federal Government's MySuper legislation will highlight problems with asset-based administration fees.

Interviews start soon for new AIST CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
Interviews will take place over the coming weeks to find a new chief executive for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.