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ASIC gives green light to FPA fees code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
ASIC has approved the Financial Planning Association of Australia's Professional Ongoing Fees Code. Announced by FPA chief executive Dante De Gori to over 1000 delegates at the opening of the 2016 FPA Professionals Congress, it is the first code to ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes a reintroduction of the super fund governance bill does not pass the commonsense test. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity conference in Canberra yesterday, Bowen slammed Kelly O'Dwyer's comments about super ...

Infrastructure investment at risk from default super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2016
Industry Super Australia deputy chair John Brumby says changing the default superannuation system would pose threats to super fund inflows and lessen the opportunity to invest in nation building infrastructure. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity ...

Hedge fund growth under pressure: EY

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
A new EY report shows hedge fund managers believe asset growth is their top priority in an attempt to counter reduced inflows. The 2016 Global Hedge Fund and Investor Survey also found that hedge fund growth has slowed for a variety of reasons including ...

Reversionary pension and CGT changes supported

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's changes to the counting of reversionary pensions in the $1.6 million superannuation transfer balance cap have been welcomed across the industry. A 12-month grace period is now proposed before reversionary pensions are counted ...

Super funds lagging on group insurance

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Federal Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer stressed the importance of "balancing the offering of insurance inside superannuation" in her speech at the 2016 Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference. She noted ...

AustralianSuper enhances fund transparency

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
Australia's largest superannuation fund has improved its transparency with members by launching an interactive tool it hopes will be commonplace across the industry. AustralianSuper recently launched a project that displays all of its investments across ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
The Federal Government's position on superannuation will be reaffirmed today as three pieces of legislation are introduced to parliament, all despite Labor's attempts to blindside the occasion. The legislation stems from this year's Budget announcements ...

Industry fund leads way for flexible workplaces

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
Cbus and Aurecon have passed the accreditation process for demonstrating best practice for flexible workplaces, making them the first Australian workplaces to do so. The Flex Able certification is delivered by Diverse City Careers (DCC), a social enterprise ...

US core property on insto agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
Australian institutional investors have pursued increased exposure to US core property in 2016 as they exhaust opportunities in local markets and search for global diversification. L&B Realty Advisors executive vice president and senior portfolio manager ...