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International pension funds battle for Aussie infra

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... Korea's National Pension Scheme, the fourth largest pension fund in the world. This comes at a time when Australia's superannuation funds are struggling to find enough infrastructure assets in which to invest their ever-growing funds under management. ...

ISN and FSC form 'unprecedented' union

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
A bridge over the traditional gulf between the industry and retail superannuation sectors appears to be under construction following an announcement from the Financial Services Council (FSC) - representing retail - and the Industry Super Network (ISN) ...

ASFA calls for clarity on Labor's super law freeze

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called on the government to clarify whether the announced but yet-to-be-legislated superannuation reforms will be dropped as part of Labor's promise of a five-year super tax freeze. ASFA chief ...

ATO clarifies when a pension ceases

STAFF WRITERS  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... issued a ruling confirming the conditions for when a pension ceases. The ATO issued the Ruling to explain when a superannuation income stream commences and when it ceases, and consequently when a superannuation income stream is payable and taxable. The ...

Mercer calls for a MyPension product

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013

Labor pledges five-year freeze on super tax

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
A re-elected Labor government would make no changes to superannuation for five years and aims to enshrine a policy in law that would make future changes possible only once every five years hence, Treasurer Chris Bowen said. The Treasurer unveiled a ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... managing a budget, planning a work career, running a business or building long term assets, such as a houses and superannuation." The FNF said it wanted to see an Australia in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people value their unique and ...

Financial literacy in retirement a human rights issue: AHRC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... related to housing, including finances, housing and healthcare. Included in the former are substantial sections on superannuation, pensions, financial advice and investment. "For many people it is hard to know where to start and what to plan when it ...

AQUA II exemptions unfairly favour ASX: FSC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
... the AMFS. Hyperion managing director Tim Samway seconded this, saying it would open them up to the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) market, bypassing the expensive wrap platform route. However, he was sceptical about whether the AMSF would ever ...

TAL puts focus on super in latest offering

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013