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Pension systems and ageing populations at crossroads

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... rate and the retirement age is "going to be important to ensure the ongoing sustainability of Australia's superannuation scheme." "The key to maintaining Australia's robust system is careful planning and brave leadership from our governments," Maddock ...

Fed Court winds up unregistered investment scheme

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
The Federal Court has wound up 21st Century land banking companies and declared the land banking developments were unmanaged investment schemes. The court also disqualified the operators of 21st Century land banking companies, Jamie and Dennis McIntyre ...

Equititrust CEO remains permanently banned

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... the Equititrust Priority Class Income Fund (EPCIF). Equititrust was also the trustee of unregistered managed investment scheme Equititrust Premium Fund (EPF). An ASIC delegate found that while director of Equititrust, McIvor broke financial services ...

Professional standards legislation reaches parliament

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
The federal government confirmed it will introduce legislation this year to mandate professional standards for financial advisers. As previously revealed, the reforms will include compulsory education requirements for existing and new financial advisers ...

Finalists for SelectingSuper Awards announced

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... Choice Product of the Year UniSuper StatewideSuper QSuper Accumulation Account BUSSQ MySuper Southern State Superannuation Scheme Energy Super Personal Select Choice Product of the Year HESTA Personal Super StatewideSuper Personal BUSSQ Premium Choice ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... mobile technologies; making financial literacy sessions a mandatory component of the Community Development Program (CDP) scheme; recalibrating identification processes to compensate for a common lack of valid ID, as well as cultural and geographical ...

ASIC finds life claim rates wildly inconsistent

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2016
... consumer." While he did not advocate "legislating for 'fairness'," he did say this idea should be "factored into the ombudsman scheme so they can take these issues into account."

Next wave of super legislation rolls in

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
Attempting to keep superannuation reforms on the move, Treasurer Scott Morrison released more draft legislation yesterday. Among the second tranche of legislation are plans to implement the $1.6 million transfer balance cap, limiting the amount an individual ...

Federal Court approves OneVue merger arrangement

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
The Federal Court has made orders approving the scheme of arrangement between OneVue and Diversa. As a result, Diversa has submitted the orders to ASIC, meaning the merger scheme is now legally effective. At the close of trading today, Diversa's shares ...

Ageing population presents investment potential

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
An increasing demographic shift across Asia presents a significant investment opportunity according to the latest insights from AMP Capital. The new white paper published by AMP Capital associate director Christopher Deves looks at the economies of ...