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AIST lobbies govt to keep LISC payment disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) is calling on the government to maintain separate disclosure of low income superannuation contribution (LISC) payments on superannuation statements. While the government has moved to abolish ...

Super sets sights on $2tr

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2014
... for currency movements, but only 17% of international equity investments are hedged - reflecting expectations by fund trustees of continued AUD depreciation. Currency hedging for international infrastructure is midway between these ratios at 34%. But ...

ASIC to scrutinise intra-fund advice

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... being included in the intra-fund category, for example, whether retirement advice is captured in that category, and how trustees also cope with the need of their members for ongoing advice. "Personally I'm particularly interested in how intra-fund advice ...

Next super revolution must tackle retirement: Vilgan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... one option of course, but not the only one. A collective pool could include insurance as a component of hedging risk, trustees could make investment decisions weighing up the price of insurance against the price of growth assets." But she reminded delegates ...

Retail MySuper transition too slow: ISA

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
... aggregate $600 million in fees over the MySuper transition period. "It is difficult to reconcile the fiduciary duty of the trustees of these retail default products with a decision to leave members in higher fee products for several years when a lower ...

Wealth division boosts ANZ profit

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... 260.3 cents. Cash profit for the Global Wealth Division increased 11%, or 10% if a one-off tax credit and the sale of ANZ Trustees are excluded. The bank said there was a 13% increase in the number of wealth solutions being sold through ANZ channels. ...

SMSFs up weighting to international shares

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees have upped their international equity exposures as low interest rates continue to weigh on cash returns, according to the latest Multiport SMSF Investment Patterns Survey. In the June quarter 2014, cash holdings ...

Instos too slow to make investment decisions

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... decision-making process regarding asset allocation changes as well as making the process more independent from plans' trustees and boards." Only 15% of respondents said it took between one and two months to implement a strategy to change asset alloca ...

Group insurance consortiums 'inevitable': MetLife

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2014
... MetLife head of distribution Michael Goodall. Speaking at an even hosted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), Goodall said the concentration risk of big super funds means that individual insurers will be forced combine power ...

AustSuper premium hike sees surprise member response

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014
... surprise effect of triggering more members to dial up their cover. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees Insurance Symposium, AustralianSuper product manager, insurance, Richard Weatherhead said this response was "really surprising" ...