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SMSFs need no more regulation: Treasury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... Financial System Inquiry. It said that a major attraction of SMSFs was the light-touch regulation, providing freedom for trustees to engage more closely with their superannuation. "Continuation of the light-touch compliance framework allows individuals ...

PE backed IPOs outperform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... private equity by mainstream investment managers and super funds, an amount that has considerable upside potential if trustees' concerns about lock-up periods and fees can be addressed.

IPA joins calls for LISC reintroduction

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... Council (FSC), The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Industry Super Australia (ISA). "We need to build an equitable superannuation system that helps those who need ...

ASIC should regulate SMSFs as a financial product: PwC

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
... similar to that employed to monitor the provision of financial advice." The regulator should also monitor and test SMSF trustees' requirement to have a documented investment strategy that specifies "how the fund will meet its long term investment objectives ...

RBA questions super fund infra investment

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... Inquiry (FSI), the central bank said that rather than superannuation funds being forced to invest in infrastructure assets, trustees should manage their investments with the member in mind. "The bank does not support suggestions that investment allocations ...

Life insurers need more 'wise old heads': APRA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... premiums too low, changing social attitudes toward mental health, and the role of lawyers. But he also said super fund trustees have a role to play in ensuring their members don't get bad deals. "Obviously it's a really bad outcome for superannuation ...

ASFA and AIST push for tighter regulation of SMSFs

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... Australian (ASFA), which represents all prudentially-regulated super funds, and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents the not-for-profit sector, gave the issue of SMSF regulation prominence in their submissions. ...

CBA asks Murray inquiry to remove super from awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... industry funds dominate the selection as the application process is often expensive and time-consuming. CBA argued that trustees have only recently gone through "the rigorous and costly process" of achieving the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

QSuper unveils 'industry first' lifecycle product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAR 2014
... default members, because nothing will improve retirement outcomes for Australians better than the collective thinking of trustees around the country." QSuper is one of the few not-for-profit funds to adopt a lifecycle MySuper option. However, about half ...

John Brumby wins AIST Trustee of the Year

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has named MTAA Super chair John Brumby Trustee of the Year at its Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF). AIST CEO Tom Garcia congratulated Brumby, who joined MTAA Super in 2011 after ...