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NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... and chair of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, the Pacific Pension Institute and the Pension Investment Association of Canada. He was a member of the advisory board at the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs and the Faculty Advisory Board at UBC ...

Retirees face deflationary conundrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... first three months of 2016 but it doesn't mean they are necessarily any closer to achieving adequate retirements. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has released its Retirement Standard quarterly update and it shows a substantial fall ...

ASFA recognises super challenge for PC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has acknowledged the Productivity Commission's challenging task in measuring the competitiveness and efficiency of a complex and heterogeneous system and its wider industry. In its first submission ...

VFMC appoints risk manager from AIA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... senior compliance manager at Asgard Wealth Solutions and a professional standards officer at the Financial Planning Association of Australia. This appointment follows the news that VFMC has appointed ASIC markets disciplinary panel chair Lisa Gay and ...

Self-employed missing super savings

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... compulsory for them to make super contributions it leaves a large portion without suitable plans for retirement. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), who conducted the research, found self-employed Australians aged 60 to 64 have ...

SMSFs granted ATO extension over LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... to ensure their Limited Recourse Borrowing Arrangements are "an arm's length" dealing has been welcomed by the SMSF Association. SMSF Association chief executive Andrea Slattery said the seven month extension to 31 January 2017 shows the Australian Taxation ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2016
... sales of goods and services (indicating unwanted inventory buildup). Australia new homes sales The Housing Industry Association reported that new home sales in Australia fell by 4.7% in April, partly reversing the previous month's 8.9% increase, driven ...

Wellbeing significantly improved through financial literacy

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
... wellbeing. The whitepaper, Money, wellbeing and the role of financial advice: A gender based approach, released by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) with the support of TAL, based on research conducted by the Beddoes institute, found that the ...

Dimensional launches ESG trust

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... of assets under management last year, according to the 2015 annual benchmark report of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA). Dimensional manages about $500 billion globally, of which about $35 billion is managed in portfolios ...

SMSF Association partners with Morgans to raise standards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
The SMSF Association has formed a new partnership with stockbroking and wealth management firm Morgans Financial to improve professional standards in the SMSF sector. The association and Morgans have committed to work together to provide a range of ...