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SISFA relaunches membership to SMSF trustees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... offerings to SISFA trustees will correct the imbalance where investment opportunities were only available to large super funds," SISFA said. "The SMSF sector is the largest superannuation asset base and deserves access to superannuation investment op ...

How advice can conquer stigma

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... discussing how to solve the unmet advice gap for the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Conference of Major Super Funds, Hostplus head of advice and financial planning Maurizio Lombardi pointed out many super fund members still don't ...

Industry funds pulled back to the pack

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020
... superannuation industry, as COVID-19 changes the race to the top. KPMG's latest Super Insights report shows industry super funds are no longer on track to takeover SMSFs as the biggest sector in Australia's superannuation market, with COVID-19 to blame. ...

Merging super funds guaranteed tax relief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020
... Measures No.1) bill through both the House of Representatives and the Senate, ensuring the tax relief granted to merging super funds is now permanent, rather than a temporary measure. Previously, fund members may have faced a Capital Gains Tax liability ...

Few funds immune to ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
Fears super funds with memberships concentrated in the industries hit hardest by the COVID-19 shutdown would feel the pain of early release more are proving largely unfounded, with funds of all kinds seeing withdrawals. While much speculation surrounded ...

Super must come together over cybercrime

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
The oversight body of the Superannuation Transaction Network is calling on super funds to work together to thwart the threat of cybercrime. Addressing the Association of Super Funds of Australia, GNGB executive officer Michelle Bower has urged the super ...

ME Bank pays industry funds no dividends

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2020
MP Tim Wilson has argued industry super funds' ownership of ME Bank is at odds with the sole purpose test as the bank has yet to pay dividends. Following ME Bank's controversial decision to slash redraw balances on some legacy home loans, and ...

IFM cuts carbon footprint from Aussie infra assets

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
... low carbon economy is critical to protecting the long-term value of the investments we make on behalf of industry super funds and other long-term institutional investors and their members. Our strategy is to reduce risk and prepare for the future."

APRA releases fund-level ERS data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... investigation into instances of fraud. Applications made via the ATO on Friday, May 8 have already been passed on to super funds, Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar confirmed. Updating its stats, Rest said that as at 10am on May 12 it has paid $886.5 ...

Government delays RC implementation timeline

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... legislation. The decision was welcomed by financial advice and superannuation advocacy bodies. The Association of Super Funds of Australia labelled the move as pragmatic and sensible, given the pandemic has placed additional demands on super funds, particularly ...