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Seniors react to Commission's retirement housing idea

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
The Combined Pensioners and Superannuants Association (CPSA) has called on the federal government to create a policy that achieves housing security for all rather than acting on recommendations calling for retirees to sell down the family home. CPSA ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... more tinkering). His tweet was the Top Post of the conference where he said: "I want a super system delivering greater choice, stronger governance & more targeted incentives." Looping back to what @AustralianSuper's CEO Ian Silk said on Day One, the ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... the equal representation model had lost its utility and was now detrimental to governance. Muir said a submission from CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland pointed out that removing the equal representation rule would also remove the definition of a ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... release draft exposure legislation for public consultation outlining a revised portfolio holdings disclosure model and choice product dashboard regime.

New super transparency rules spark controversy

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015
... insurers, under new disclosure requirements." He noted that "a special carve-out has been provided for 'platform-based' choice superannuation products, offered predominantly by 'for profit' bank-owned and retail funds. This will allow them to continue ...

Madison FG grows advisers by 20%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... of breed' solutions around software support, approved products and managed accounts. We will still be offering advisers choice but in a more efficient manner."

SelectingSuper awards super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... UniSuper Pension won the Deluxe award and OneAnswer Frontier Pension won the Premium award. UniSuper also won the Consumer Choice Award, while AMP SMSF Solutions was awarded SMSF Administrator of the Year for long-term performance. Innovation awards ...

Pengana aims to lead global small cap groundswell

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
Pengana hopes the new strategy it is offering through a partnership with the so-called Queen of Small Caps, Leah Zell's firm, Lizard Investors, resonates with investors as much as global mega-cap peers Magellan and Platinum. Pengana's director of distribution ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... leave that has been chosen for us in an enterprise agreement? Murray has uncovered a little understood gap in the super choice laws which allows employers and unions to lock employees into their chosen fund. Closing this loophole will mean that all Australians ...

Macquarie to enter robo-advice sector

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Macquarie will soon offer a digital advice service across all standard asset classes. Macquarie's OwnersAdvisory service is designed to reach the "more than 80% of Australian adults don't currently access professional financial advice," according to ...