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No one-size-fits-all approach to franking changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
Investment experts are split on how SMSFs should invest if Labor's proposed franking credit refund policy is enacted. On day two of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne this week, a panel of experts representing ...

Advisers need to behave above the law

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... above the basic behavioural standards expected of them. Addressing delegates on day two of the Self-Managed Super Fund Association National Conference in Melbourne this week, Deloitte ethics experts Dennis Gentilin and Deen Sanders explained the ethical ...

Super needs a clear objective: Cooper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
... all parts of the industry, according to a panel of experts. Opening the second day of the Self-managed Super Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne this morning, the panel - which included SMSFA chair Deborah Ralston and BT Financial Group ...

SMSFA turns up the heat on franking debate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
Both sides of the franking credit debate were given air time during day one of the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association's national conference in Melbourne, but one dominated. Opposition to Labor's franking credits policy rose on the ...

Opportunities outweigh threats when it comes to SMSFs

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... the SMSF sector certainly exist, but they are outweighed by opportunities, according to the Self-Managed Super Fund Association. Opening the SMSF advocacy body's national conference in Melbourne this morning, a panel of industry experts discussed the ...

Prime Value recruits former super fund chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... Nations Principles of Responsible Investment. Murphy is currently a director and secretary of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia and chair of its Impact Investment Forum. Commenting on his appointment, Murphy said Prime Value is sharpening ...

Government carves out super deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... of paying for life insurance with their retirement savings. Commenting on the Senate's amendments to the bill, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia said the originally proposed carve out of young people from group insurance would have ...

Spousal top ups to beat super balance inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
An industry association has used its pre-Budget submission to call for the introduction of a spousal rollover measure to help bridge the gender gap in superannuation balances. The SMSF Association said allowing individuals to rollover a portion of their ...

Aussies instos join fight against weapons

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... trillion. The letter was sent to the chief executives and chairpersons of all major index providers and the Index Industry Association yesterday. Tully added responsible investment was a matter of stewardship, and said CFS would continue to collaborate ...

Mercer names head of investment consulting

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... management and retirement solutions. Rebecca Jacques, the former general manager of the Australian Goals Based Advice Association (AGBA), recently joined as a senior investment consultant in the institutional wealth team. Armitage's skills span investment ...