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APRA shakes up executive team, addresses super conflicts

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... interest in superannuation. On the final point, Byres noted that while there have been improvements in superannuation trustees' practice standards, "others still have more work to do to meet the objectives of the prudential standard." "Unfortunately," ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... following stagnation in the 2013 index. Of the 135 Superannuation Trusts measured for this year's index, 254 of the 955 trustees were female (26.6%) - a rise of 5.7% on the 2013 index. At the other end of the scale, government sectors performed particularly ...

PIMCO brings distribution in-house

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
PIMCO has internalised the distribution operations of its Australian fund business. Equity Trustees, which previously handled fund distribution, will transfer responsibility over to PIMCO over the coming months, though it will continue to act as the ...

Government "tinkering" tops super industry worries

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2015
... concerned about "increasing government tinkering and regulation," a survey by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and BNP Paribas revealed. "Over 40% of respondents think regulatory change will still be one of the biggest risks ...

Punitive excess contributions tax removed

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
... important victory for SMSF members. Slattery said the Senate vote ends a "draconian" system that "severely punished" trustees for infractions that were rarely intentional. "We congratulate the Government on allowing taxpayers to refund excess non-concessional ...

Tasplan Super chief executive to stand down

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... Fellow of both the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia as well as the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

Vanguard is Morningstar Fund Manager of the Year

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
... added. Vanguard was also awarded Fund Manager of the Year: Multi-Sector Category. Other award-winners were PIMCO/Equity Trustees (Fixed Interest), Investors Mutual (Domestic Equities), SGH ICE/Equity Trustees (Domestic Equities - Small Caps), Arrowstreet ...

BetaShares funds now available on AMP platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
... construction of a robust portfolio, as well as increasing comfort with the product structure from platform Superannuation Trustees," said BetaShares managing director Alex Vynokur. "Each of these funds provides a different exposure and can be used individually ...

Future Fund alternatives head joins Hedge Fund Standards Board

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... industry practice to the benefit of end investors, managers and policymakers. I look forward to working with the other trustees and to progress in this effort." Over 60 major international investors, including pension and endowment funds as well as sovereign ...

Equity Trustees boosts profit

ALEX GAMBOTTO-BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
Equity Trustees (EQT) has boosted its net profit to $7.6 million in the six months to 31 December 2014, a 41.7% rise on the previous corresponding period. The interim fully franked dividend remains 46c per share. According to EQT chair Tony Killen ...