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Emslie departs AIST board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) will have a new president from April following the resignation of Angela Emslie yesterday. Emslie has served on the board of AIST and the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, for a joint ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
QSuper is leveraging its scale as one of the country's largest superannuation funds to offer accumulation members a bonus should they keep post-retirement savings at the $60 billion industry fund. As thousands of its members near retirement, Queensland's ...

Government help needed to remove innovation obstacles

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2016
... including greater investment from superannuation funds," he said. "We don't think there's enough deal flow in Australia. Australian mums and dads and their super funds should get access to the best possible returns and that means investing in great deals ...

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... superannuation sector are acting as they should do. In a panel session at the SMSF Association National Conference in Adelaide, Australian Taxation Office (ATO) commissioner Chris Jordan and Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) commissioner ...

Labor eyes super for start-up boost

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
... comments in the context of the worst start to a year on record for the share market and considerable challenges for the Australian economy. "More needs to be done to improve capital flows to support Australia's start-ups. Tapping into Australia's $2 ...

ASFA chief executive Vamos to step down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has decided that the time is right to step down after eight and a half years in the role. The ASFA board will shortly commence recruitment for her replacement and ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
Offering a choice of superannuation fund to more Australian workers doesn't mean they will exercise the opportunity, nor make any better long-term investment decision. This was one of several views presented by REST Industry Super in its submission ...

Default super should have base ESG standard: RIAA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... Australians engaged about how their superannuation is invested. The RIAA paper said extensive polling highlights the average Australian does have a baseline expectation that their super is invested without doing any harm. "This understanding has led ...

The world of ASFA according to Twitter

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
A rocket scientist, an Oscar winner and a literary figure walked into a bar. No, wait, a superannuation conference. It was the superannuation conference that launched a thousand tweets. 1,493 to be exact over a three-day period. This may sound miniscule ...

Treasurer commits to improve after-fee super returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... investment option for those that do. "Becoming a self-funded retiree is one of the most important objectives of any Australian. To actually achieve that in your life - to be independent in retirement - means you have choices and control of your lives," ...