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Superannuation

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.

Tax and dividend boost at OptiMix

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
OptiMix has introduced a tax and dividend optimisation strategy (TDOS) overlay to its wholesale Australian Equities portfolio.

AUSCOAL wins regional Australia gong

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2009
The $4.6 billion AUSCOAL Super's Warners Bay business has won 'the most successful private business' in regional Australia title in an ANZ and Fairfax Media-sponsored business awards.

Statewide appoints new chief

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
The $1.7 billion Statewide Superannuation Trust has appointed former Super SA general manager John O'Flaherty as its new chief executive.

Free planning for members in need: Equipsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2009
Equipsuper is hoping to give peace of mind to members in need by taking the extraordinary step of providing free planning services to members facing terminal illness.

FTSE and ASFA set after-tax world alight

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Index provider FTSE and superannuation body ASFA have created a series of indices that will, for the first time, compare fund manager performance on an after-tax basis, following calls from super fund trustees that pre-tax reporting isn't good enough.

Super funds do more for community

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Super funds have been busy sponsoring awards and events in the last two months as they jostle for more super brand awareness.