How much does an ex-Premier chairman cost?
Brumby said to be on $150K plus to chair MTAA Super. Bracks and Cbus?
Hands off, Barry: NSW public sector fund ringfenced
Eric Roozendaal
A major NSW public sector fund has successfully sought amendments from Treasury to its trust deed, which will prevent its accumulation section being sold or amalgamated with any other fund, except by the passage of new legislation.
JPMorgan wins final piece of OnePath backoffice
J.P Morgan’s backoffice triumph at OnePath (nee ING Australia) is complete, with the transfer of the servicing contract for a $10 billion slice of the business being announced to stakeholders last week.
No pay-per-deal for KPMG consulting arm
KPMG’s new real assets consulting business, aimed squarely at superannuation funds, will not be incentivised to originate deals for clients but will instead advise them on the many implementation and governance factors surrounding transactions, James O’Leary, head of KPMG Investment Consulting, said.
Super Cheap Super – Funding Retirement at Bargain Costs
Just over two years from now, the first MySuper vehicle is scheduled to roll down the gangway, and swallow up all the default members of whichever super fund has created it. In building the vehicle, however, many stakeholders worry that ‘low-cost’ will have been too much of an imperative. Where will these cost savings have come from? Talk to member administrators or group insurers today, and they’ll tell you that they have no fat to spare. So funds management costs seem to be the obvious target for this new austerity. MICHAEL BAILEY and SIMON MUME report on how a ‘race to the bottom’ on costs may affect the institutional investment industry. 
Record turnout for CMSF's 21st
The Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) is turning 21 at a time of unprecedented change for the industry, so it’s no surprise a record number of delegates will attend – but service providers need to hurry if they haven’t registered yet.
