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Actuaries call for overhaul of retirement phase rules

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The Actuaries Institute has called for profound change to the regulation of the retirement phase of superannuation, including changing the rules around lumps sum withdrawals and removing impediments to older people who want to continue working. In its ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The superannuation and funds management industry has universally resisted the move towards full transparency of portfolio holdings. In submissions to Assistant Treasurer Arthur Sinodinos' discussion paper, 'Better regulation and governance, enhanced ...

Lawyer questions legality of FoFA amendments

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
The government's proposed amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms could be deemed legally "invalid" and "susceptible to challenge in the courts" if they are pushed through via regulatory change rather than legislation, law firm Arnold ...

Rubik partners with Stargate on integration interface

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
Rubik Financial Limited has launched an interface integrating its wealth planning software COIN with Stargate Technologies'A loan management tool, SymmetryCRM. Rubik said this would allow financial planners using COIN and brokers using Symmetry to push ...

Pressure mounts on super in modern awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
MLC and BT have called on the Fair Work Commission (FWC) to delay its four yearly review of the default fund terms of modern awards until after the government has completed its own review into the issue. The call is part of a larger campaign led by ...

Strong demand for online education: Wealth Know How

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
Instreet managing director George Lucas and former Australian editor James Dunn have joined forces to launch an independent video-based website focused on wealth creation education. The free site, Wealth Know How, anticipates supporting investors at ...

ACSA announces 2014 custody awards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has announced four winners of the 2014 ACSA Awards. The winners were J.P. Morgan's Marian Azer, State Street's Daniel Cheever, NAB's Darryll Rogers and OneVue's Paul Talbot. The awards recognised ...

Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Superannuation funds offering member direct investment (MDI) options must design them to be in the best interest of their members, according to David Haynes, executive manager, policy and research at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. ...

AIST adopts middle ground on board structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Super funds should not be forced to include a third quota of independent directors on their boards, but the law should be changed to allow them to do so if they wish, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Contrary ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... for forward guidance, eh. But wait, I may have spoken too soon. Last night, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard told us all that, forward guidance "have been very useful" and "served their purpose".A Sure, sure Mr. Bullard... like ...