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ASIC reviews RG97 impact

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 2 NOV 2017
... given the inconsistencies and uneven application of the current RG97 regime." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck welcomed ASIC's commitment to working with the industry to ensure RG97's objectives were ...

Contango Asset Management chief departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... him well for his future endeavours," Amos said. Before Contango, Boubouras was the chief investment officer at Equity Trustees and UBS Australia. He was also an investment strategist at Macquarie Bank, a senior portfolio manager at Challenger and Australian ...

Super needs greater oversight from APRA: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... Rowell told a recent public hearing. In APRA's recently released annual report, there were 139 licensed superannuation trustees responsible for 214 APRA-regulated super funds with more than four members, along with another 2071 small APRA funds with ...

BT Financial Group expands SMSF capability

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 OCT 2017
... collaborate with advisers in managing their clients' SMSFs and they are looking for smarter ways to work together to best serve trustees," Moxey said. In the past, managing SMSFs was often fragmented and accountants had to rely on manual or paper-based ...

Advice industry compensation bill hits $37m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
... "maintain a heightened focus" on this market throughout 2017-18. At end of June 2017, there were 139 licensed superannuation trustees responsible for 214 APRA-regulated super funds with more than four members, along with another 2071 small APRA funds ...

Trustees must raise bar on good governance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
Superannuation trustees must do more than comply with a code to improve governance practices, particularly when it comes to board appointments and composition, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said. Rowell told an Australian Institute of Superannuation ...

OneVue sells $2bn RE business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 OCT 2017
... billion in funds under supervision. The RE business covers 27 managed investment schemes and will be acquired by Equity Trustees for $3.5 million, funded from existing liquidity and debt facilities. The acquisition is expected to finalise in the first ...

Vanguard aims to defuse the active debate

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... echo those made by Vanguard investment specialist Mary McLaughlin at the recent Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Super Investment Conference, who said that the reason the active-passive debate persists is because of internal incentives ...

Equity Trustees enters $5.2bn super fund merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
Equity Trustees is entering a partnership to facilitate a $5.2 billion superannuation fund merger. Under the terms of the partnership, and subject to approval from the two funds' respective trustee boards, EQT's The Executive Superannuation Fund and ...

Active the best way forward for super: Research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017
An Australian investment consultant and research specialist is further endorsing that superannuation fund trustees adopt active management in the best interests of members. Peterson Research Institute founder and director John Peterson issued a media ...