Local Government Super becomes RIAA certified

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Local Government Super (LGS) has announced it has been certified as a responsible super fund by the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), the peak industry body representing responsible and ethical investors... Read more continue reading

LGIAsuper appoints Parametric for tax managed CPM

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Queensland local government superannuation fund, LGIAsuper, has appointed the US investment manager Parametric to implement a Tax-Managed Centralised Portfolio Management (CPM) solution for its Australian and international equity portfolios. The... Read more continue reading

Insurance bonds on the comeback trail as income streams

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Retirees are rediscovering insurance bonds as a way to supplement their retirement income from within a tax paid environment and still maintain access to their funds, says Richard Atkinson, AUSTOCK... Read more continue reading

Top performing super funds in 2015

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Median balanced options delivers 5.6% in 2015 The median Balanced Option recorded a 0.2% gain in December, taking the 2015 calendar year return to 5.6%. While this sits well below the... Read more continue reading

Innovation key to constructing comprehensive retirement income products, shows latest Parametric research

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If current superannuation themes were arranged, like pop songs, into a Top 40 chart, the concept of a ‘Comprehensive Income Product for Retirement’ (or CIPR as it is commonly known),... Read more continue reading

Technology challenges uppermost in minds of Australian super funds

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Australian super funds plan to substantially increase their spend on technology in 2016 as funds grapple with the challenges and opportunities presented by rapid technological change, according to Australia’s leading... Read more continue reading

Focus on delayed annuity purchase could be key to successful retirement planning

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A potential solution to one of the Australian superannuation industry’s biggest challenges—helping plan members make the transition to retirement—may lie partly in designing a process to enable members to effect... Read more continue reading

Sunsuper announces strategic partnership with Neuberger Berman

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Sunsuper has awarded a large diversified mandate to Neuberger Berman that will form the basis of a multi-asset class strategic partnership. Sunsuper’s partnership with Neuberger Berman accesses a globally diversified... Read more continue reading

Australia’s best superannuation funds

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A review of more than 620 superannuation products, covering 21 million super fund members, has found little correlation between size and overall net benefit to members. While large funds generally... Read more continue reading

ATO concessions reduce cost of employee share plans

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Recent ATO concessions allow certain employers to introduce employee share plans at a drastically reduced cost, including free ATO approved standard legal documentation and safe harbour valuation methods for valuing... Read more continue reading