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WA govt plans string of infra asset sales

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... recycling strategy similar to that employed by the New South Wales government. Addressing an auditorium full of superannuation delegates in Perth, WA minister for energy and finance Mike Nahan said the planned asset sales will be of particular interest ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has expressed concern over the tendency for superannuation funds to bring investment management operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National ...

Rainmaker SelectingSuper Awards 2013 registration closing soon

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... of the 30 super fund groups whose products have been shortlisted for the Rainmaker SelectingSuper awards. The 30 superannuation groups represent 60 separate superannuation products across the workplace, personal, retirement and self-managed super fund ...

SMSF trustees suffer "unacceptably poor advice"

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... unacceptably high level of poor advice" when it comes to set up and administering their funds. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA) recently lodged a submission to the Australian Securities and ...

Half of all SMSF assets in retirement phase

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Around half of $506 billion held in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) are in retirement assets, according to new research from DEXX&R. According to the research house's report, $296 billion is currently held in the retirement phase, supporting ...

UBS grants advisers access to industry funds

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
UBS Australia has upgraded the direct to member platform it provides to industry super funds to allow advisers to act directly on a member's behalf. Members will be able to approve or cease adviser access to their account at any time as well as authorise ...

The New Daily to avoid political bias: Weaven

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
The New Daily will avoid taking a political line, according to Garry Weaven, the chair of the new, industry super fund-owned publication The New Daily, which was launched today. Weaven told Financial Standard that he and Bruce Guthrie had to assure ...

Parliament to address large financial services agenda

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... Draft Mining and Resources Rent Tax Repeal and Other Measures Bill 2013, which plans to repeal Labor's low income superannuation contribution (LISC). The legislation that increased compulsory super guarantee contributions from 9.25% to 12% will be delayed. ...

Banks' super products set to be next industry battlefield

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
... account, we feel we have a massive opportunity to continue with that," BT Financial Group head of Retail and Corporate Superannuation Vicki Doyle told Financial Standard. Westpac's full year results showed that the number of customers for the BT Super ...