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Labor will announce retirement income priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... is committed to giving people time to evaluate each party's direction. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) on Friday, Chalmers' comments were made prior to today's announcement by Malcolm Turnbull that the budget will be brought ...

Colchester receives Lonsec and Zenith rating

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... a long-standing history managing money for many prestigious Australian institutions; over the last 12 years we've built funds under management of approximately $3 billion from strong consultant support." "We are responding to our clients' interest in ...

Super governance at top of APRA agenda

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. We will therefore be reviewing more deeply - for a sample of funds across all industry segments - practices in relation to the management and oversight of different types of related party arrangements," ...

AMMA adds voice to superannuation choice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... superannuation of working Australians is directed and remove their right of choice - particularly not to force contributions into funds with union officials sitting on the board." "The vast majority of Australian employees, ranging from highly paid professionals ...

Fund managers not ready to enter new MIT tax regime

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... applies side-by-side with the current trust tax rules, the ATO is saying that 'all bets are off' from 1 July 2016 for those funds that choose not to participate in the new regime," Bradica said. Bradica said the new regime is more prescriptive than the ...

Emslie departs AIST board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... resignation of Angela Emslie yesterday. Emslie has served on the board of AIST and the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, for a joint total of 19 years. She is currently the chair at HESTA and a board member of the Principles for Responsible Investment ...

Retail managed funds rose strongly in 2015

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The retail managed fund industry saw marked growth in the 2015 posting 7.5% growth in funds under management, according to figures from Plan For Life. The numbers show retail managed fund assets under management grew to $748.8 billion in what the researcher ...

FSC salutes choice reforms, ISA calls for more transparency

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... Loane supported the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Choice of Fund) Bill 2016, which will allow APRA-approved MySuper funds to enter the default super sector. "The legislation is consistent with the FSI recommendation that individuals be allowed ...

We can do better for women in retirement: Senator

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... country's key decision makers. Delivering the inaugural Mavis Robertson address at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Adelaide yesterday, McAllister also called for women's budget statements to be reintroduced - something that was taken ...

Not enough super users: Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... could improve their voluntary contributions. Mercer senior partner David Knox told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds yesterday that Australia's super coverage (68.5% of the workforce) is considerably less than other countries who have well ...