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Superannuation

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Member interests and not the interests of competing funds is paramount for default super, said FSC and the AIST in their parliamentary submissions.

Super potential underrated by Aussies

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Baby Boomers rate financial independence as costing $750,000 and wish to retire early but do not see their superannuation as the answer, reflecting a change in sentiment.

AGEST signs GBST

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Industry super fund AGEST has signed technology provider GBST amid the fund's move to focus on after-tax performance of Australian Equities mandates.

Alphington wins corporate super mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
Alphington Private Wealth is the corporate super adviser for SMEC Super Fund, after being awarded a $45 million mandate.

Super scale requires immediate action

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Super funds must act on scale now if they are to perform well under the Stronger Super reforms, according to a retirement head at Mercer, with forward projections a necessary outcome.

J.P. Morgan wins four super fund mandates

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
J.P. Morgan WSS will provide end-to-end third party derivatives collateral management for four super funds including AustralianSuper, as it completes a $30 million technology investment program for institutional clients.

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
The number of Excess Contributions Tax notices issued in the 2009-10 financial year has spiked by almost 296%, according the latest statistical update from the ATO.

Sunsuper simplifies transition to retirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
Industry super fund Sunsuper has launched a new product designed for people approaching retirement, to use throughout their entire retirement phase in a bid to build Sunsuper's pension business.

State Street wins QSuper mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012
Queensland government super fund QSuper has appointed institutional investment provider State Street custodian of its $32bn in assets.

Professional Associations Super targets investment risk

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2012
Industry fund Professional Associations Super is building an enterprise-wide approach to managing investment risk in an effort to explore how risks should be mitigated or exploited.