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SMSFs may be banned from buying shares off-market

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011
... will be banned from buying or selling assets to related parties in off-market transfers if the Government adopts Stronger Super recommendations currently being considered. The proposed ban would mean that SMSFs would have to buy or sell assets on market ...

Du Pre-Alba jumps from ASFA to AustSuper

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2011
... of policy, Louise Du Pre-Alba, to AustralianSuper. Du Pre-Alba is leaving ASFA following the conclusion of the Stronger Super consultation period. She will remain with ASFA until the end of July before joining the $40 billion mega fund as its new head ...

Plum adds super lawyer to board

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... senior superannuation and financial services lawyer, was a consultant for the Cooper Review and a member of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Group. She is also a member of the International Pension and Employee Benefits Association and holds positions ...

Russell adds to industry funds consultancy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
... change. Russell said RFPC would offer consulting services to funds on governance practices, meeting MySuper and Stronger Super requirements and developing retirement solutions for members. "Funds are demanding more diverse services such as better access ...

Budget 2011: "Benign" Budget a relief for finance sector

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... office, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and corporate watchdog ASIC to implement aspects of the Stronger Super reforms. The reforms include a new administrative penalty framework, registration of fund auditors and improved data collection. ...

NGS Super merger too late for tax relief

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... recently completed a merger with CueSuper, a deal that made it "bigger, better and more robust," key requirements as Stronger Super becomes a reality, said Rodwell-Ball. He also highlighted the importance of causing minimal disruption to members of both ...

SuperChoice launches online payment platform

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
... employers and ultimately, super fund members," said Mike Fielding, general manager, SuperChoice. The government's Stronger Super initiative calls for a modernisation of the current practices and a more efficient system for super contributions.

Super conference ends on a high

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... The devices were also used to respond to audience questionnaires, with some revealing results. When asked if the Stronger Super reforms would set the sector up to deliver best practice outcomes over the next decade for members, only 61 per cent of audience ...

More time needed for Stronger Super side issues: Costello

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
There is not enough time to comprehensively deal with all the issues involved in the implementation of the Stronger Super package by June, the chair of the Federal Government's working group on the super system review has told the Conference of Major ...

Super exec pay on the table

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... member engagement over time will also be released. The AIST will be holding a member-only networking function on Stronger Super plus a dinner on Sunday, before the conference begins. Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that the conference ...