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Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 to introduce a retirement covenant that will require superannuation trustees to formulate a retirement income strategy for superannuation fund members. Also under proposal for change is the CorporationsAct ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... puts insurance coverage at risk for this segment." Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane said super trustees "must carefully consider how they communicate this policy change to members to ensure those who need cover, particularly young ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... night's Budget, the Government said it will introduce a retirement income covenant that will require superannuation fund trustees to develop a strategy to help members achieve retirement income objectives, and aim to provide a higher standard of living ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... financial planning," FPA head of policy and government relations Ben Marshan said. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Last year the body which now represents $1.2 trillion of profit-to-member superannuation funds was on the defensive ...

Industry fund appoints new chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2018
... fund since 2009, and currently holds directorships of South Gippsland Water, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and is a board member of the Municipal Association of Victoria. Lake said he was privileged to chair Vision Super, and was ...

Government names AFCA board members

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2018
... credit providers, insurance companies and brokers, financial advisers, managed investment schemes and superannuation trustees." "It will operate significantly higher monetary and compensation limits for consumer and small business complainants, as well ...

Government to increase SMSF member limit

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... benefits of reduced costs and greater scale." Maroney said in some states, trust law will need to be amended to allow trustees to have up to six members. SMSFs can bypass this limitation by having a corporate trustee whereby member is a director of the ...

Heffron partnership to offer robo-SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2018
... between Heffron and Six Park expands on an initial agreement between the two companies in February, and will allow SMSF trustees to establish an SMSF and use Six Park's robo-advising technology. Fund compliance will be handled by Heffron. The new offering ...

MLC launches digital underwriting platform

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 APR 2018
... launched its online platform for superannuation funds called LifeView. LifeView aimed to integrate insurance for super fund trustees, administrators and members. Energy Super began using the platform in November, and an implementation for Vision Super ...

SMSF pool still ripe for financial advice: AMP

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
Self-managed super fund trustees seeking financial advice jumped 6% last year, and they are hungry for further advice, according to AMP Capital research. Sixty-three per cent of SMSF trustees told AMP Capital they would entertain further financial advice ...