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ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... helpful in making superannuation decisions. ASIC Commissioner Greg Tanzer said, "Our survey indicated that superannuation trustees generally seem to have understood what was intended with these transparency reforms and have made a good effort to comply. ...

Government should super seed low income earners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... According to a report released by the Australian Centre for Financial Studies and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) last week, the average superannuation balance at retirement was $197,000 for men and $105,000 for women.

Super investment fees should align with CPI

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... 0.53% MER. This is assuming a CPI growth of about 3% per annum. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference on Friday, Trafford-Walker said investment management costs were the "big elephant in the room". ...

New SMSFs slowing as boomers retire

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... to speak, but now they've got other priorities and they're considering winding up." He added that he has observed many trustees setting up funds for the "wrong reasons." "Unless there's a real specific reason - something unique about the fund that they ...

Failure to monitor ESG may breach fiduciary duty

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... that fail to monitor the effects that climate change has on their portfolios. The Supreme Court held on 18 May 2015 that trustees have a fiduciary duty, emanating from trust law, to timely and continually monitor fund investments and to remove imprudent ...

Super funds need to compete globally

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... pension funds are doing as competition for assets continues to grow. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) investment conference, Meat Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund (MIESF) chief investment officer Mary McLaughlin ...

Member direct investment needs work

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... investment officer. Addressing a member direct investment options forum at an Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia said MDIOs were in general "not good for your financial ...

EQT appoints estate planning specialist

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
Equity Trustees has appointed an estate planning solicitor to its Sydney offices. Terry Matthews joins EQT from Makinson d'Apice Lawyers. He is a former manager of estate planning for New South Wales at National Australia Trustees, and has also worked ...

Adviser linked to Spring FG banned for document forgery

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... clients financial services guides and statements of advice and he was not licensed or authorised to provide advice to SMSF trustees.

Investing is like a game of tennis

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... foreseeable future according to a United Kingdom based researcher. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) conference yesterday, CREATE-Research chief executive Professor Amin Rajan spoke broadly about pension fund business ...