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Major advice firm endorses first home super saver scheme

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... put retirement savings at risk and possibly drive up housing demand. Submissions to Treasury closed on Friday (4 August) and ISA argued that in guaranteeing returns through the use of the shortfall interest charge, the FHSSS would eat into compulsory ...

ISA reappoints policy expert

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 AUG 2017
... head of government relations and policy, this time as a senior advisor. Ernst and Young director Nick Coates has re-joined ISA, and the industry lobby group described his appointment as integral to its efforts in defending industry super fund members ...

Bravura inks deal with $4.7bn insurer

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2017
Bravura Solutions' global expansion plans have been given an upgrade with a mandate from one of the UK's largest mutual life insurers. The Scottish Friendly Assurance Society (Scottish Friendly), established in 1862 and with about $4.7 billion in assets ...

Aussie agriculture reaches new highs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... Territory showing an increase. Industry Super Australia has been one group supporting the idea of further agriculture investment. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony recently said that with the right expertise and policy settings, industry superannuation ...

Agriculture high on industry fund agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... discovery and transparency in wholesale agricultural markets and neutralise big supermarket and international subsidy impacts. ISA chief economist Stephen Anthony said with the right expertise and policy settings, industry superannuation funds could ...

Banks charging more for less in super

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 MAY 2017
... Overall, the super industry collected $31 billion in fees over the year. Ninety-one percent of this was collected by what ISA described as for-profit wealth managements; by contrast, just 9% was paid to not-for-profit trustee offices. ISA chief executive ...

Tax breaks delivered to first home buyers

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... likely to be expensive to administer and will impact the ability of fund trustees to invest contributions over the long term," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said. "Funds will need to maintain more liquid asset allocations to deal with unpredictable ...

ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... penalties for deliberate and repeated acts of non-compliance by employers, and to expand Single Touch Payroll to all businesses. ISA public affairs director Matt Linden said the findings were a "wake-up call." "This is an issue that impacts the entire ...

SG non-payment is an 'easy fix': ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... in superannuation drawdowns annually ahead of Senate inquiry findings into unpaid superannuation due to be released today. ISA estimates unpaid super costs workers about $24,000 by retirement and is putting pressure on the government to shell out an ...

Unconscionable super cross-selling will continue: ISA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2017
The Sedgwick Review failed to address some of the "unconscionable" remuneration practices undertaken by banks to cross-sell superannuation products and nothing is being done to curb this, Industry Super Australia says. In response to the independent ...