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Synchron announces LIF tech and referral arrangements

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... announced two new LIF support initiatives. The first is SyncAdvsr, a software package designed to automatically produce fee disclosure statements and opt-in notices. The software also monitors group commissions received per adviser, per insurer and per ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... institutional investors there are still significant barriers to early stage investing including deal-flow, downside risk, fees, disclosure and internal expertise. "We would prefer to see greater investment from the government in downside cushioning - ...

Productivity Commission should focus on Choice underperformance: AIST

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... in the Choice sector. Specifically, Garcia recommended that the review should examine Choice fund fees and "opaque disclosure" standards. "We need to recognise that improving super efficiency necessarily means a holistic review of the entire system. ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
... data collected and distributed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) can only add to debate around disclosure rules for super funds. APRA's annual superannuation bulletin now has data that includes the composition of fund directorships ...

Financial Synergy makes big play in big data

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... will allow super funds to predict when members are about to leave, right down to knowing that someone opened a product disclosure statement - an indicator of switching super funds. The Australian super software provider has flagged the transition to ...

Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... Corporate Governance Council's principles and recommendations applying to listed entities, but also ensure that there is a disclosure obligation to members about how their super funds track against the code's recommendations," Burrell said. Like the ...

Retail super portfolios dodge disclosure: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
... superannuation transparency does not go far enough, with at least $400 billion in retail fund assets escaping proposed disclosure requirements. In submissions to government both Industry Super Australia (ISA) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

United approach to super fund disclosure: AVCAL

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2016
... administrators to coordinate their data on superannuation fund investments as a way of streamlining overlaps in reporting and disclosure processes. The idea forms one of AVCAL's three recommendations to federal Treasury on draft legislation for improved ...

ASIC forms its views on MySuper dashboards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... seeks to limit choice on the product dashboard to a superannuation fund's top 10 (by value) investment options and the disclosure of a superannuation fund's portfolio holdings to assets held directly and by associated entities. ASIC commissioner Greg ...