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Group insurance faces 'perfect storm'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2013
... may be too late. Speaking on a panel alongside TAL Life general manager, client solution, Sean Williamson at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference, Owen bemoaned the role lawyers have played in the rising number ...

Most super funds shun in-house investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
... chief executives are not intending to bring their investment management in-house, according to a survey by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. "The main reasons cited for this were cost, scale and risk ...

Should super have its own regulator?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... own exclusive regulator, according to Challenger's director of retirement Income Jeremy Cooper. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Perth, the former head of the Cooper Review said an exclusive ...

Digital shift leaves industry funds behind

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2013
... even communicating with their members by email. "There is a lot of catching up to do for some super funds," the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos said. "It is all about the amount of communication that ...

Infrastructure key in battle against SMSF exodus

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... of industry superannuation funds, has made a name for itself as an investor in infrastructure. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) annual conference in Perth, Himbury said: "There is no doubt that an illiquidity premium ...

Sinodinos hints at relaxing conflicted remuneration rules

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... the government's amendments to the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. In a pre-recorded interview with Association of Superannuation Funds of Australian (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos shown to delegates at the industry body's annual conference ...

Responsible investment takes centre stage at ASFA conference

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
Socially responsible investment took centre stage at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth this week. Speaking at the opening plenary session, international celebrity human rights lawyer Geoffrey ...

APRA voices concern over super in-house investment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2013
... over the tendency for superannuation funds to bring investment management operations in house. Speaking at the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) 2013 National Conference in Perth, APRA Member Helen Rowell also voiced concern about ...

AIOFP members to undertake compliance review

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2013
Members of the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) will be undertaking compliance reviews under a new partnership with two service providers. Argyle and My Dealer Services will be providing the AFSL review service to over ...

LGsuper ups board independence

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013
... representative directors chosen by member ballot, three employer representative directors nominated by the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ), and three independent directors. The three independent directors; Bronwyn Morris, John Smith ...