Kate Cowling

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21 January 2015

Super funds finished 2014 on a high note, according to SuperRatings, with the five year median growth rate at eight per cent. ...

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20 January 2015

Industry super funds’ dominance in the modern award system means higher performing, lower fee funds are being edged out of the market, according to the Financial Services...

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20 January 2015

APRA has moved to reduce the compliance burden of super funds under its watch by changing a definition and cutting back on heavily-criticised duplication in reporting req...

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8 January 2015

Super funds’ perpetual push for low fees has overwhelmingly influenced the Financial System Inquiry’s recommendations for the industry, which instead should have been foc...

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9 December 2014

The superannuation industry has applauded the Financial System Inquiry report’s proposal to tackle income stream barriers and enshrine super goals....

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3 December 2014

Australian superannuation funds are looking to alternative investments as a means of meeting their members’ growing return expectations, a report shows. ...

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17 November 2014

Financial services has overtaken mining and manufacturing as Australia’s fastest growing industry, according to a report. ...

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13 November 2014

FNZ Australia has opened up its wealth management technology solutions to State Street clients. ...

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11 November 2014

An industry super fund has declared it will oppose reelection of two Commonwealth Bank (CBA) board members at the bank’s annual general meeting tomorrow. ...

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4 November 2014

Recent regulatory change has seen the role of custodians evolve into the risk management space, as superannuation clients struggle to keep up with their increased reporti...

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