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Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... recently submitted on the draft Superannuation Guarantee Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2015, and called for extra resources at the ATO "to detect breaches of SG obligations and to pursue required payments by employers." ASFA believes reducing ...

FEATURE: Investing in a world on hold

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... this situation is a dilemma for investors when it comes to determining the portfolio's country allocation. The new mantra: extra cautiousness "We seem to have an overlay of greater uncertainty: fiscal policy is tightening at a time when commodity prices ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... In its submission on the draft Superannuation Guarantee Legislation Amendment (Simplification) Bill 2015, ASFA calls for extra resources at the ATO "to detect breaches of SG obligations and to pursue required payments by employers." "The passing of this ...

New super Shadow Minister as PM acknowledges Labor's plans

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
New Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Jim Chalmers, said he will build on Labor's proud record in superannuation and advance a "more resilient, fair and competitive financial system." Chalmers joined several first-term Labor ...

Vision Super intra-fund advice soars

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2015
Vision Super has recorded a massive increase in financial advice given to its members over 2015. Over the past year, Vision Super's financial advice team has had 2,422 meetings with members - a 70% boost from the 1,431 meetings in 2014. General advice ...

FEATURE: Inflation plus investing

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
... "doesn't fit under the current process, under the current structure." This means that managers and super funds need to make an extra effort to communicate. "It requires more sophisticated communications. We have grown up reporting, rather than communicating. ...

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Noi, noi, noi!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
Another Monday, another sell, sell day. This time the media - social or otherwise - are calling the sharp drop in the Australian equities market yesterday a "Horror Monday". It wasn't as bloody as that "Bloody Monday", 24 August, when the benchmark ...

First State Super socially responsible options go green

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
First State Super has divested from fossil fuels in its socially responsible investment options and is researching the resilience of its broader portfolio to climate change. Members who choose the socially responsible investment option will not be exposed ...

FSU secretary and executive reach impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
Finance Sector Union (FSU) national secretary Fiona Jordan is expected to know more about her future today after making seething comments on the union's executive earlier this week. The FSU's national executive is reported to be meeting today and is ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... the way they invest. "This is in line with a single-minded approach of working hard in 'added-value spaces' to find the extra returns that no longer come from the market," Newfield said. "In the process they are increasingly thinking about diversification ...