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TPD insurance review closes

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2011
Submissions have just closed on a Treasury inquiry into changing the tax deductibility arrangements for TPD insurance sold through super funds, a review that some funds believe could increase member insurance premiums. The rapid fire inquiry was called ...

Super acting like a SWF: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Superannuation in Australia is acting like a sovereign wealth fund and is on track to boost savings each year by three per cent of GDP. In a major speech last week on Compulsory Superannuation and National Saving, Treasury researchers David Gruen and ...

Super funds returns on upwards trend

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Despite the domestic and international investment pressures, super funds are on track to return nearly 8% on average this financial year, according to a recent report. Not-for-profit funds are expected to average around nine per cent and master trusts ...

Aust foreign finance subsidiaries worth $71b

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2011
Foreign subsidiaries of Australian wealth groups are worth $71 billion and employ 76,000 staff, revealed a new ABS finance sector survey. Recording $28 billion in offshore sales in 2009-10, insurance and pension fund services comprised 63% of this total ...

Commonwealth trustee reforms passes Senate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
Legislation consolidating the trustee arrangements of the Commonwealth's main military and civilian superannuation schemes into a single entity passed the Senate this week. In a statement, the government said the new structure will modernise commonwealth ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is seeking a new, senior policy specialist following the appointment of their director of policy, Louise Du Pre-Alba, to AustralianSuper. Du Pre-Alba is leaving ASFA following the conclusion ...

Westpac goes on attack against lost super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
Westpac has gone on the attack against lost superannuation and instructed its 700 bank branches to pull out all stops to help their customers track down and consolidate any lost superannuation monies. The problem with lost super is not just that half ...

Rainmaker launches Market Entry Report in Monaco

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Rainmaker Information has launched its inaugural report on how offshore fund managers can tap the country's $1.7 trillion superannuation and wealth management market to a global audience in Monaco today. Rainmaker released the 2011 Fund Management in ...

Advisers missing retirement planning bonanza

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
Only one-third of people with superannuation have begun preparing for their eventual retirement, and most of those are pre-retirees anyway, reveals new research from Roy Morgan. The results are contained in the latest Roy Morgan Retirement Planning ...

Collectible nightmare just an SMSF bad dream

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
The self-managed super fund industry is over-reacting to draft regulations for collectibles, a sector training provider said today. The SMSF Academy, a specialist education body for the SMSF industry, said rule changes on collectables were a necessary ...