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Superannuation

Spectrum transfers to IOOF fund

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
IOOF Investment Management will become the trustee of Spectrum Super, replacing former trustee, AWM division Questor Financial Services.

Cbus and ARIA looking to hire

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
The search for top talent in the superannuation industry continues with Cbus looking for a new executive manager for superannuation policy and ARIA searching for a senior investment operations analyst.

Trustees gain climate change guide

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Superannuation trustees can get a firmer grip on what climate change means to portfolios after a trustee guide was updated to include information on the proposed carbon pollution reduction scheme and key questions to ask fund managers.

Sunsuper grows member appeal through advice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Sunsuper's pension product has attracted 70 new members and roughly $20 million in inflows every month thanks mainly to its new financial planning program.

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years.

Consultants back super communication

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
Asset consultants are doubling their efforts to provide education material to super fund members, as funds ramp up their commitment to allay members' worries in a post GFC world, said an industry expert.

Switching super funds on the rise: survey

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
The number of active super fund members looking to switch funds has risen over nine months to July, with the number of industry fund members thinking of changing funds almost doubling, a survey found.

CalPERS endorses best practice in PE

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
CalPERS is taking a stronger stance in its private equity investments after endorsing a set of principles to promote transparency and alignment of interests in PE deals.

Military Super revamps strategic asset allocation

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2009
Military Super has overhauled the strategic asset allocation throughout four of its five investment options following the fund's annual investment review.

Ban flipping arrangements: ISN

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2009
Industry Super Network is calling for the immediate ban of 'flipping' - the transferring of members from a wholesale fund to a more expensive personal super product - citing high fees and increased insurance premiums as key problems of the practice.