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Superannuation

Politicians spar over future of superannuation guarantee

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Politics flared today on the proposed increase in the superannuation guarantee with each side remaining entrenched in their positions.

20pc not too high for super contributions

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
Super contributions should be un-capped and be allowed to rise as high as 20%, allowing people to provide for themselves, an international funds manager told a media briefing this week.

NZ Govt to enrol extra 1m into Kiwisaver

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
The New Zealand Government is proposing to automatically enrol about 1 million employees into their de facto national superannuation scheme Kiwisaver, for an estimated cost to taxpayers of A$600 million.

REST Acumen attracts Global Fortune 500 company

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2011
REST Industry Super's corporate division, Acumen, has been appointed as preferred superannuation service provider by global firm, AkzoNobel.

PIMCO adds to insto team

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011
PIMCO Australia has added to its institutional team with the appointment of Sara Higgins as Vice President and Account Manager.

AMP targets youth with new campaign

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
AMP and Nova FM have launched a new competition offering its super consolidation service with the chance to win a personal assistant for two days or a $15,000 travel voucher in a bid to attract the youth market to super.

Super funds need modern platforms to disclose holdings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Superannuation funds worried about the cost of disclosing their portfolio holdings need to ditch their old legacy platforms, one of the world's biggest platform providers said yesterday.

Super beats term deposits: AMP

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2011
Superannuation proves to be top investment performer when compared to term deposits, according to AMP chief executive, Craig Dunn, urging for greater support for the industry.

Retail funds narrow satisfaction gap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
The satisfaction gap between retail and industry super funds is narrowing, despite the widening investment performance gap, reveals the latest research from Roy Morgan.

Super fund to give financial advice with technology

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
Industry superannuation fund VicSuper will next week begin using a "rapid advice engine" from Provisio Technologies to deliver single-issue financial advice to members.