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Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... last week, the Government has now released details around the central aspects of MySuper. These include changes to superannuation guarantee requirements, the application and authorisation processes, the characteristics of a MySuper product and their ...

AustralianSuper awards fresh mandates as FUM soars

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
AustralianSuper has already handed out a series of large mandates this year and reached June 30 2011 with over $43 billion in assets under management up from $32.6 billion a year earlier. Fidelity won a $525 million Australian equities mandate in the ...

PFA Footballers of the Year and PFA Harry Kewell Medal nominees announced

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... as your work is voted for and appreciated by your peers. You can't get any higher than this." LUCRF Super is the superannuation Fund of Choice for the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) including being the default fund for the Socceroos and Mat ...

Boutique focus with new super product: Bendigo Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... fully flexible insurance options. The Bendigo SmartStart Super, to be launched on October 1, is an accumulation superannuation plan that advisers can alter to suit the needs of their clients along with the option to add their own optional advice fees. ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... requirements on scale and operational risk reserves," Fiona Reynolds, chief executive officer, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Investment governance standards is a key focus and super funds would be required to document clear investment ...

Government confirms ban on commissions

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... planners will only be able to accept payment for sales of products on general insurance and life cover outside of superannuation. The Government will ban financial services licensees from accepting volume-based shelf space fees and asset based fees to ...

Second tranche of FOFA well received: industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... outcome for all consumers," while also supporting the Government's decision not to ban insurance commissions inside superannuation. However, the FPA said there remained some uncertainty including the resolution on the replacement to the accountants exemption ...

Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... formerly BT Governance Advisory Service, was widely regarded as a leader in governance standards and a protector of superannuation investments. "Erik was a leader, a mentor and a friend. He achieved in his shortened lifetime far more than most would ...

Call for realism on planner services

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... avoiding unnecessary taxes, said Galagher. "Australians increasingly need advice and help because of complex tax and superannuation rules, increasing superannuation balances through guarantee contributions, and the need for increasing retirement savings. ...

SG High Court challenge lost

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
A legal challenge that questioned whether the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act was valid under the constitution has lost in the High Court of Australia. The case, Roy Morgan Research Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation, ultimately found that the Superannuation ...