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Superannuation

Bigger super funds may not be cheaper for members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
An industry super fund head has said the idea that bigger super funds are cheaper for members is unfounded.

Super fund director taken to court for fees

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
An industry superannuation fund director and union boss is being taken to court for the board fees he earned, by another state secretary of his union.

ASFA: carbon tax implications on super rebates

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2011
The Government's raising of low income earners tax-free threshold as part of the carbon tax has super association support, but questions have been raised in a consultation paper from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA)

ESG failings impacting super investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Lagging company responsibility for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure is not being taken seriously enough, said the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and super funds are noticing.

Super funds talk debt ructions and increasing pensions

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
Global sovereign debt woes and retired member numbers were hot topics for superannuation fund chief investment officers at the 17th Annual Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium yesterday.

Govt invites input on move to halve tax on savings

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
Financial advisers, superannuation funds and funds managers have the chance to comment on the Federal Government proposal to halve taxes on interest income.

REST focused on long term after posting healthy returns

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2011
REST Industry Super's core strategy achieved returns of 9.56% for the last financial year, which the fund attributed to its active management style, while its tax-free core pension strategy returned 10.71%.

HOSTPLUS serves up online engagement

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
HOSTPLUS plans to repeat its social media campaign to place an apprentice chef in one of Australia's leading restaurants after generating high levels of member engagement, the Rainmaker Sales and Marketing Symposium heard today.

IOOF tweaks platform risk insurance for super

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2011
Financial services company IOOF has introduced changes to its platform risk insurance for superannuation, it said today.

Technology no help without standardisation

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
Employers will no longer be able to pay their superannuation obligations by cheque after 2014 when mandatory data standards come in, if SuperStream recommendations come to fruition, a superannuation expert has said.