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Superannuation

Super must become more efficient: PM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in his latest essay said superannuation should become more efficient and improve its net investment returns.

Super funds battle for ASFA awards

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
AMP Financial Services, First State Super and Sunsuper are among the 16 finalists jostling for awards that recognise excellence in communicating with fund members and industry stakeholders.

Progressive trumps all with simple strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
Keeping it simple has worked for Sydney-based Progressive Superannuation Plan. The fund's balanced option has beaten most of its larger well-known peers in the same category by 3 per cent over a five-year period to May.

Minimum balance dropped for BOC Super

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
The $392 million corporate fund BOC Super has ramped up its efforts to retain members by halving the minimum balance required for continued membership with the fund.

QSuper call centre wins top gong

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2009
The $22 billion QSuper's contact centre has been named the top teleservices centre in an industry awards held this month, making it one of the few super funds recognised for call centre excellence.

Telstra Super rolls out phone advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
Australia's largest corporate super fund, the $9 billion Telstra Super, has upgraded its financial planning offering by introducing phone-based advice.

Super funds stage comeback

Super funds have clawed back almost 9 per cent of their assets wiped out by the financial crisis last year - staging an astonishing reversal of fortunes in just six months.

HESTA ready for advice boom

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
The $12 billion HESTA Super fund is ready to roll out intra-fund advice to its members following the Government's new legislative changes - a result achieved through its existing financial advice infrastructure.

MTAA members, rev your engines

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
The $5 billion MTAA Super is going full throttle to support its motoring enthusiast members - it is the official super fund for the V8 Supercars series and is holding competitions for members to get involved in the 2009 championships.

GESB looks to alternatives

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
The $7.5 billion Government Employees Superannuation Fund (GESB) is opening its doors for the first time to unlisted property and other direct asset classes.