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Terminally ill woman questions superannuation early release laws

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... diagnosed with terminal cancer has said she will have to sell her home after she found that she could not access her superannuation. Last week the Fraser Coast Chronicle reported that 40-year-old mother Donna Penny had been given between one and five ...

REST thanks overseas equities for high returns

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
Industry superannuation giant REST Super has recorded returns of more than 18% on its most popular investment option for the past financial year. REST's Core Strategy option saw returns of 18.42%, almost three percentage points above those of fellow ...

Parametric appoints new Australian CEO

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... Parametric said Briant will be responsible for developing its investment solutions, particularly as the Australian superannuation industry adapts to meet MySuper - the new regulation requires fund trustees to have an investment objective to promote net ...

Banks missing super cross-selling opportunities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... has just released a report that shows that only than 10.4% of the personal customers of any major bank who have superannuation had it with their bank. The ratio for business banking customers using their bank's corporate super solution is higher but ...

'Visionary' ACSI President receives posthumous award

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Michael O'Sullivan, former President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has been honoured by the International Corporate Governance Council (ICGN) with a special award for achievements in corporate governance O'Sullivan was ...

Stronger Super look-through requirements may erode competitive edge

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
The federal government's comprehensive look-through requirements, due to come in on July 1 2014, may compromise confidentiality agreements and erode members' returns, according to Graeme Miller, Towers Watson's director of investment services Australia. ...

A desert island without food... better than managing super

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... week without watching television are some of the things that Australians would prefer to do before managing their superannuation. At the same time, 46% of Australians monitor their super multiple times per year, according to a Galaxy Research survey ...

APRA accepts enforceable undertakings from five former Trio directors

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Anderson, Terrence Hallinan, Lorenzo Macolino and John Harte. Trio was formerly the licensed trustee of registered superannuation entities and the responsible entity of various managed investment schemes. A total of 11 former Trio directors have now ...

Last-minute Stronger Super reprieve averts "ludicrous situation"

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
... Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has also deferred the implementation of section 29QB of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 and the executive remuneration and systemic transparency requirements until 31 October ...

Fund chief calls for cap on super lump sum payments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2013
As more and more people approach retirement, there is a growing need to reform the way superannuation is paid out. Part of this may mean putting a cap on lump sum payments, according to MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner. Adressing an audience ...