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FEATURE: The circle of life

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
As the transition to MySuper continues, lifecycle funds are becoming a popular default investment option. Darren Snyder explores this evolving market. Earlier this year a joint paper by AustralianSuper and the Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

PROFILE: REI Super chief executive Mal Smith

DARREN SNYDER, LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2015
REI Super is home to the superannuation funds of Australia's real estate sector. Running one of the country's oldest funds is full of memorable experiences, some tough moments and rewarding interactions with members, chief executive Mal Smith says. ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... the inquiry would also reaffirm the Funds' long-held advocacy for the removal of the $450 monthly super threshold for employer super guarantee (SG) contributions. "Women working in health and community services can often be employed in more than one ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... "Currently industry super funds directors are drawn from all walks of life, but by virtue of an association with a union or employer body deemed to be from the same gene pool. Yet four in five directors from bank owned funds are finance industry insiders," ...

Vision Super and Financial Synergy implement new admin platform

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
Vision Super has appointed industry software provider Financial Synergy to implement a new registry administration system at the $7.5 billion superannuation fund. The administration platform is reported to improve the fund's efficiency and capability ...

FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The government calling for another review of default super in its response to the Financial System Inquiry has inflamed the on-going row between the industry and retail segments of super. Industry fund body Industry Super Australia has questioned the ...

Lost super costs young Aussies thousands

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... weekly earnings. Rainmaker Information suggests that $2.75 billion in lost super equates to 3.4% of Australia's total employer contributions collected by APRA-regulated funds. "It is really important that Australians of all ages keep track of their super ...

ASFA supports SGC bill with increased ATO resources

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) believes reducing the harshness of the super guarantee charge (SGC) should only occur if additional resources are provided to the Australian Tax Office (ATO). In its submission on the draft ...

Bond King Gross files $200m suit against PIMCO

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
Star bond manager Bill Gross is suing PIMCO, his former employer, for US$200 million ($275 million) for breach of contract and plotting to oust him from the firm he set up more than 40 years ago. The lawsuit filed in Orange County, California - where ...

CBA publicly welcomes former staff bans

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2015
The Commonwealth Bank has publicly welcomed the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's (ASIC) decision to ban former CFPL financial planners, Sharnie Kent and Stuart Jamieson. In a press release issued by the bank it said it reported concerns ...