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Industry bodies attack SG freeze speculation

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016
... Loane continued. "We urge the government not to make short-term decisions but instead consider what is sensible public policy for the long-term benefit of the country." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said 9.5% just isn't enough ...

Super funds should engage in pub theory

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2015
... actually feeling (opposed to thinking)," Jenkins said. Founder and director of the Program on Behavioural Economics and Public Policy, Professor Cass Sunstein, told the ASFA conference yesterday there has been a wealth of investment in behavioural insights ...

AFA appoints policy and marketing head

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
... professionalism and marketing role. Samantha Clarke, who has 25 years' financial services experience, will oversee the public policy, association professionalism, and marketing and communication strategies for the AFA. She will also have responsibility ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... called for a "sound method" of assessing tax concessions' total impact, which would allow for a "better informed public policy debate about our retirement income system." SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said the association believes ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... recommendation. Vision Super chief executive, Stephen Rowe, recently told Financial Standard the fund was happy to watch public policy unfold before it makes another move in the post-retirement space. "The whole CIPR debate needs to be resolved before ...

Challenger appoints technical services head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... from retirement specialist advisers driven by increasing longevity for retirees, the Financial System Inquiry and public policy discussion of retirement income." He added, "Challenger will benefit from Andrew's breadth of technical experience spanning ...

Big end of town to face Senate over bad advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015
... financial advice," Dastyari told Financial Standard, adding: "greater public accountability will result in better public policy outcomes." He said that the Committee is intending to address directly with "the leaders of the financial advice industry" ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... settings of our retirement system and the level of competition be a top priority? As superannuation is the signature public policy tool for managing our nation's deteriorating demographic profile, it must be properly calibrated to meet its objectives. ...

US fiduciary reforms will rock pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... authority overseeing occupational retirement funds subject to the ERISA legislation. Lisa Bleier, managing director for public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), said in a statement released by the ...

Industry bodies must avoid duplicating work: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... the often heated disagreements between the industry fund and retail fund sectors. "We are the hedge. We must set public policy in the best interest of fund members. That's our job." She said particular sectors may want to pursue their interests through ...