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Superannuation

Catholic Super enhances insurance

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Catholic Super members can now claim 43 per cent more on basic death and death and total and permanent disability (TPD) cover at no extra cost after the fund upgraded its insurance service with TOWER Australia.

MTAA campaign halves death claims

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
MTAA Super's suicide death claims fell by 53 per cent since the fund launched its mental health awareness campaign, readthesigns, in 2004.

Chile not so hot on fixed income

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
The Chilean Pension Fund Administrators' Association (CPAA) urged its young members not to reduce their allocation in equities in favour of fixed income in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Fund trades under super watch

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Research consultancy group Inalytics has come up with a way to monitor and evaluate how fund managers are reacting to the current market crisis, giving super funds a new tool to figure out who made the best and worst calls.

Sunsuper eyes CitiStreet Australia

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
The $13 billion industry fund Sunsuper has unveilled plans to buy superannuation fund administration business CSA Retirement Services, formerly known as CitiStreet Australia.

Gamers target lost super

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2008
Chasing cats and avoiding wombats all in a bid to find lost superannuation is part of AUSfund's campaign to get more people to consider finding their lost retirement savings.

AustSuper stays cautious

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2008
The $28 billion industry fund AustralianSuper has raised its allocation to cash and global bonds as it seeks shelter from volatile markets.

UN staff pension in "safe" hands

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
The $45 billion United Nations Joint Staff Pension fund (UNJSPF) chief executive has emphasised the fund is well positioned to meet benefit payments in a bid to allay growing member fears.

Perpetual seeks SMSF leadership role

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
Perpetual is striving for a leadership position in the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector to prevent over-regulation and ensure trustees can access the right information fresh after purchasing SMSF administration firm, smartsuper.

NGSS CEO wins Wharton prize

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2008
The chief executive of $2.65 billion NGS Super, Anthony Rodwell-Ball has been awarded the inaugural FEAL Wharton Scholarship.