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Regulation blamed for perceived fall in advisers' ability

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013

SPAA approves government's response to Trio reports

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... financial advice and more importantly poor financial products." On Friday, the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, responded to the two reports by saying the Government accepted "the vast majority of their recommendations". ...

Opposition and VOFF criticise response to Trio report

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... Joint Committee and Richard St. John on the collapse of Trio Capital. Shadow minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Mathias Cormann said the the government's reaction to the reports was "very disappointing." Cormann accused the Minister for ...

Rainmaker Group appoints Professional Standards Officer

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... newspaper. He will also assist Giovanni Munoz, Head of Technical Services, in the provision of technical content on superannuation and financial planning matters, including in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), personal and corporate income tax ...

Justsuper to move SMSFs to BGL cloud solution

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... to digitally sign all SMSF documents," Justsuper chief executive Stephen Doulgeridis said. BGL is a supplier of superannuation and corporate compliance software solutions and its Simple Fund software is used to administer over 75% of Australia-s 490,000 ...

MFAA to train advisers on direct property for SMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... expertise and scope of service for their clients, many of whom are weighing up the opportunities of investing their superannuation directly into property," MFAA chief executive Phil Naylor said. "This is a fast growing segment of the market where credit ...

Changes in board culture, key to avoid risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
... Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have brought extra costs to superannuation funds, insurers, fund managers and banks, which now see the need to operate more efficiently and transparently. Risk Board ...

Cbus grows internal investment team

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... Harrison has worked for a variety of organisations including Wilshire Australia, Funds SA and the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. "As we grow the in-house capability of our investment team, it's important to recruit people like Grant who possess ...

REI and Club Plus get MySuper green light

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
... MySuper offerings will be available from 1 July this employers will not have a legal obligation to pay default superannuation contributions to a fund offering MySuper until the start of 2014. Commenting on gaining approval from the regulator Club Plus ...

NZ Super sells forestry assets to Chinese state owned company

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZSF) has sold a portfolio of 11 forestry blocks in New Zealand's North Island to a Chinese state owned logging group. NZSF general manager of investments, Matt Whineray said selling the forest blocks would enable ...