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Govt pulls Public Sector Super fee subsidy

... move. The cut follows reports that the government had for 10 years paid the wrong amount of super to many PSSap and Super Choice fund members. In more positive news for the superannuation fund, it has also added new features to its retirement income ...

VicSuper and Challenger launch integrated super retirement product

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
... partnership with Challenger is a "progressive move for the Australian super industry and will provide our members with greater choice in how they structure their income in retirement." The first CIPR product, VicSuper Guaranteed Income for Life, is similar ...

Saxo launches trading platform for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... prepared to switch for improved platform features." "We've seen a behavioral shift among retail traders who are looking at the choice of platform not simply as a means to trading, but as something that makes a difference to their performance," Saxo Capital ...

Fidante appoints sales manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... Fidante's boutiques, WyeTree Asset Management, was recently nominated in three EMEA categories for the 2015 Investor's Choice Awards.

Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... Investment Commission's (ASIC) external advisory panel. Her previous role was chair of Australian consumer advocacy group Choice where she created the Superannuation Consumers' Centre. Mack also holds directorships with Food Standards Australia and New ...

Omega appoints head of investment solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2015
Omega Global Investors has appointed a new head of investment solutions. Scott Lawrence joins the firm from Parametric Portfolio Associates, where he was managing director. He has also held positions at Vanguard, ITG and Commonwealth Investment Management. ...

Industry reacts to ASIC register update

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... Announcing the changes, ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell said: "We want consumers to be able to make an informed decision in their choice of adviser and the register is a good starting point." Speaking to Financial Standard, Keith Cullen, managing director ...

Groups call for default super fund decoupling

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... into Trade Union Governance and Corruption announced it was seeking submissions to answer why laws denying employees a choice of superannuation fund should not be repealed. The Commission said it received submissions from the Transport Workers' Union ...

Plan sponsors have fiduciary obligations: SCOTUS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2015
In a case that is expected to send shock waves through the US workplace superannuation market, the US Supreme Court has agreed that 401(k) sponsors have a fiduciary obligation to not just monitor their funds but remove underperforming or excessively ...

FSC backs Commission on choice of super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2015
... Council (FSC) is backing the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption to remove laws that deny employees a choice of superannuation fund. FSC chief executive, Sally Loane, said super must be decoupled from the industrial relations ...