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Super reforms will drive advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... effect on 1 July: The removal of fund-capped contribution limits; The establishment of a new accumulation interest for retail super funds when paying a super lump sum as a result of a commutation authority issued under the transfer balance cap system ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... The Commission recommended a number of changes to the current default fund system and took aim at both industry and retail super funds, describing its own report as a "wake-up call" to the entire industry, which "has become complacent with a steady flow ...

Charter Hall fund debuts on multiple platforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
... long leases with fixed rental growth," he said. Bennett added high net worth, self-managed super funds, investors in retail super and pension platforms and advised investors are continuing to show interest in DOF.

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
The Productivity Commission has released its anticipated draft report on alternative default models in superannuation, looking at ways to introduce more competition in a system where members do not exercise fund choice. The commission has developed ...

Mason Stevens to launch super, grows SMA menu

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... 2017. Speaking at an event in Sydney today, managing director Thomas Bignill confirmed Mason Stevens will launch a retail super and pension offering in July to coincide with the implementation of the new superannuation reforms. "On 1 July we will have ...

DomaCom secures exclusive US distribution partnership

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2017
DomaCom entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with a fellow real estate crowdfunding platform in the US. Three days after the ASX-listed fractional property investment firm announced it had received approval from ASIC to extend its crowdfunding ...

ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
The trustee of Australia's largest retail super fund, the MLC Super Fund, will appoint an independent expert to review compliance breaches following an ASIC investigation. ASIC initially made enquiries into breach reports lodged by NAB wealth entities ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... something which executive Kristian Fok and his team have been planning for months. 4. NAB merger creates largest retail super fund NAB announced in July it would merge five of its super funds into one, creating the largest retail fund in the country. ...

MySuper competition heats up: Rainmaker

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
MySuper is the new high-growth area for retail superannuation funds with attractive offerings competing directly with not-for-profit super funds. Rainmaker's September quarter MySuper report shows MySuper products operated by retail groups like banks ...

OneVue partners with MA provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2016
OneVue has been appointed to provide superannuation administration support to one of Australia's growing managed accounts providers. Joining forces with Praemium, the appointment will deliver a further 2700 individual members and $425 million in assets ...