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Retirement living advice is an opportunity: Challenger Financial Standard Technical Services Forum

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... transferral is only available to people aged 55 years old and over. The UK government's Recognised Overseas Pension Scheme (ROPS) lists a limited number of superannuation schemes that transfer pensions to Australia. One of the popular schemes, the ...

Sargon Capital acquires Decimal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... acquisition this month, Sargon Capital will acquire 100% of financial advice technology provider Decimal. Under a court-approved scheme of arrangement, Sargon will purchase 100% of Decimal's issued shares for 1.41 cents per share - 35% more than ...

Custody contract up for grabs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
A $32 billion public sector fund manager's custody contract has come up for tender as it reviews the market for the best fit. Funds SA has appointed Mercer Sentinel to advise on the tender process. The manager has invited seven custodians to submit ...

Contrarian manager enters super sector

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2018
... should choose "whether to invest directly, or use an adviser, and retain as much or as little control over the [super] scheme management as they like."

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... lowest of the Australian funds, QSuper ranked equal 64th alongside funds including the UK's Electricity Supply Pension Scheme and the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System. This also attracted a D-rating. From a regional perspective however, Australian ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... a significant milestone in time for its November 1 launch. ASIC gave the green light on the AFCA's complaint resolution scheme, which sets out rules and processes applied to all complaints, including superannuation complaints. It also approved the independent ...

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... reinvest in their business by replacing or upgrading assets. The approval guarantees small business' accessibility to the scheme for another 12 months to 30 June 2019. According to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash ...

APRA to reopen old wounds for CBA, IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
APRA will dig its heels into a list of concerns magnified in the Royal Commission into superannuation that mainly involve IOOF, CBA and Suncorp. In response to the preliminary findings concluding the fifth round, APRA said the Commission unearthed new ...

Royal Commission challenges super regulators

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018
... Pension Division members when the new pricing structure was introduced. In 2016, the trustee of First State Superannuation Scheme acquired State Super Financial Services Australia Limited - the trustee of StatePlus Super. Following a review of StatePlus' ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...