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Productivity Commission addresses superannuation lottery

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAY 2018
... the PC finds that lifecycle products are better suited to the choice segment. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Eva Scheerlinck generally welcomed the report but questioned its call for a new default selection system. ...

Life insurers should fund medical rehabilitation: MLC

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... which provides insurance to 1.4 million members through TAL, has also called for regulatory changes to permit super fund trustees to provide more comprehensive rehabilitation services to members. "Those changes would result in more such members returning ...

Retirement income paper open for consultation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... weeks. Here are key takeaways from it. The paper's primary suggestion - as expected -- is that all superannuation trustees be required to develop retirement income strategies for all members. However, whether or not trustees should be required to ...

AET appoints new head of corporate trust

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
IOOF subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees has promoted internally, appointing a senior manager to head up its corporate trust division. Yvonne Kelaher will take the reins as the head of corporate trust at the IOOF subsidiary from next week, having ...

Advisers struggling with SMSF diversification

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2018
... Maroney said the sector continues to evolve with close to 2000 new funds being established each month. Further, 154,050 trustees projected to move into retirement within five years. Advisers of SMSFs play a significant role in helping trustees meet their ...

Peak bodies join forces over due diligence

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and the Financial Services Council have joined forces, releasing guidance tools designed to help fund managers prepare operational due diligence reports for the superannuation industry. The FSC has ...

Budget measures to drive up super costs

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
... legislation and may have a "significant impact across the design of many superannuation products." "Superannuation fund trustees should complete an impact assessment, including looking at whether there needs to be any corresponding changes to contracted ...

ANZ appoints two senior executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... business customers including small and regional businesses. He also served as a director of ANZ Bank Taiwan Limited and ANZ Trustees prior to its sale. "Having Mark join the executive committee is a natural next-step in our progress to building the best ...

Retirement income rules boost annuities: Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Challenger said the new requirement for superannuation trustees to include comprehensive income products for retirement (CIPRs) will boost outcomes for retirees in blended annuity portfolios. As per the changes in the Budget, the new means test rules ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... members under 25. The Government has also stated its latest position on the Retirement Income Framework. Superannuation trustees will need to offer Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) - products that provide individuals income for life ...