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Sinodinos announces SuperStream governance structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... would maintain a "participatory role" as a member of the governance body. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) welcomed the announcement as a "major step in the right direction." "The Government's announcement allows the super industry ...

ATO doing a good job on SMSFs: Cooper

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... formation of this SMSF, and if they don't like the look of you, they won't register you." He said the perception the SMSF trustees could invest irresponsibly, thus putting pressure on the age pension, was a "furphy". "The 'self' part of SMSFs is very ...

ASIC: no plans for SMSF balance threshold

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... comparison." Tanzer also issued a warning to property spruikers that are using a "conference" type arrangement with advisers, trustees and auditors to entice SMSF investors. According to Tanzer ASIC's jurisdiction with respect to real propertyA "was ...

Looming pension deeming rules "lack clarity"

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2014
... deeming rules for account based pensions look likely to be passed by the Parliament this year, with SPAA warning SMSF trustees to be prepared despite the lack of available information. SPAA senior manager, technical and policy Jordan George told delegates ...

BT reveals post-awards strategy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... modern awards. The industry super sector, led by Industry Super Australia and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, is vigorously opposing it.

SMSF industry welcomes more flexible penalties

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
The government's re-introduction of measures that allow for more flexible penalties for trustees who breach rules has received general support from the self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) industry. Speaking at the 10th SPAA SMSF National Conference ...

Planners not meeting SMSF trustee demands

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 FEB 2014
Financial planners still have a long way to go to meet the needs of self-managed super fund (SMSF) trustees, a new report has shown. The research, conducted by CoreData and jointly issued by the SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) and ...

EQT hires AMP exec to target financial adviser relationships

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2014
Mani Papakonstantinos has joined Equity Trustees Limited's (EQT) funds distribution business as key account manager, with responsibility for building EQT's relationships with financial advisers in Victoria and West Australia. Papakonstantinos joins ...

Industry resists full portfolio disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... students of the patterns of securities trading of various superannuation funds." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees also supported minimal levels of disclosure, saying: "The AIST Board has resolved to support minimum disclosure of the ...

MetLife's Green returns to Australia to take up interim CEO role

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2014
... (MetLife), an affiliate of MetLife, Inc., is a specialist provider of life insurance to affinity partners, superannuation trustees and employers in Australia.