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Industry fund hires strategic relations GM

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
... recently general manager Australia at debt recovery agency Baycorp for three years. REST chief operating officer Andrew Howard said driving the development of new products, services and benefits for fund members "is at the heart of what we do." "Craig ...

No progress on super wealth gap in 12 years

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
... been contributing to superannuation funds for much of their working lives-as well as periodic policy changes, such as the Howard Government's decision in 2006 to exempt from income tax all superannuation earnings and drawdowns in retirement, thereby ...

Super fund CEO not seeking reappointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
... Superannuation Board (GESB) has indicated he will not be seeking reappointment when his term expires on 29 January 2017. Howard Rosario, head of the $22 billion government fund for Western Australia public sector workers, was originally appointed for ...

AFA signs former PM for national conference

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... revealed the first of its plenary speakers who will open the AFA 2016 National Adviser Conference. Former Prime Minister John Howard will headline the plenary speakers, discussing the role of world leaders in a new century, growing concerns of globalisation ...

Vanguard launches Australian corporate bond ETF

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Fund, investors in the ETF are investing in a fund with established scale. Vanguard Australia head of fixed income Stephen Howard said VACF represented an important evolution in the ETF market by providing more options for investors to tailor their defensive ...

FPA appoints new education head

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
... Planning Association of Australia has appointed a new head of education. Shaun Weston-Cole will take on the role, replacing Howard Cook, who has transitioned into the role of FPA head of academic relations. In the role Weston-Cole will be responsible ...

AMMA adds voice to superannuation choice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Barklamb. Representing the not-for-profit sector, Industry Super Australia is unhappy the government is seeking to remove Howard-era choice of fund exemptions, while not extending fund transparency requirements to a raft of superannuation options run ...

FSC salutes choice reforms, ISA calls for more transparency

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... most of these options stack up in terms of fees or performance. "Incongruously, the government is also seeking to remove Howard-era choice of fund exemptions, while not requiring super funds to provide consumers with the information they need to make ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... yesterday, McAllister also called for women's budget statements to be reintroduced - something that was taken away by the Howard and Abbott governments. McAllister, who also chairs the Senate inquiry in to economic security for women in retirement, believes ...

$1m does not make you rich, Australians say

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... should do more to help middle class families. "Whether it be the Hawke/Keating super reforms of the 80s and 90s, or the 2006 Howard-era Future Fund, both sides of politics have made substantial contributions to help to 'save retirement'. Yet we know ...