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Superannuation

OAMPS signs on Money Solutions

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
Retail super fund OAMPS Super has appointed Money Solutions as its financial advice provider.

Small caps and Asia on Auscoal radar

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2009
The $4.4 billion Auscoal Super is eyeing small caps and Asia as key international equities segments that currently present the most investment opportunities.

HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
The $13 billion HESTA is taking a new approach to measuring and remunerating Aussie equities fund managers by making them accountable for the tax implications of their decisions.

Maritime Super lowers IP premiums

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
Maritime Super has negotiated lower premiums on the income protection insurance for the 4,800 Stevedoring members.

Too many choices, too many fees: academic

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
Trustees adding excessive investment options to their super funds are violating their fiduciary duty while imposing unnecessary costs on members, said a leading superannuation academic.

Countdown to awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2009
The Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards are just around the corner, an event that showcases the best super funds in the country.

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) has released two new guidelines for managing environmental, social and governance risks.

Rio Tinto Super explores alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
The corporate superannuation fund for Rio Tinto employees has introduced a new alternative growth asset class to diversify into the unlisted markets.

ATO to gauge SMSF attitudes to regulation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
The Australian Tax Office is looking for trustees of self-managed super funds who want to participate in a survey investigating the strengths and weaknesses of superannuation regulation.

REI Super named as default fund

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2009
The $600 million REI Super has been named as the default superannuation fund in the first draft of a new Federal Real Estate Award.