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TASA may also affect industry super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
... superannuation funds have raised concerns that the legislation could also affect them. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Super Network (ISN) have filed a submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) ...

Who will fill the SMSF education gap?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... experienced in that niche market," she told the Financial Standard. "But as the sector has grown, and the demand from trustees has grown, there are more and people being pulled into it either voluntarily or by client demand." Ward said that SMSF trustees ...

EQT to take Trust-Perpetual acquisition to ACCC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) will make a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the implications for the competitive positions of the trustee markets if Perpetual acquires The Trust Company. In a letter to its shareholders ...

EQT appoints Australian equities head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Former Wallara Asset Management co-founder has resurfaced at Equity Trustees Limited (EQT) as head of Australian equities. Dr Kasian has more than 25 years experience in the financial services industry in asset management and senior executive roles. ...

APRA finalises Stronger Super reporting standards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has updated its Stronger Super data requirements from funds following reaction from trustees. APRA has written to funds explaining the adjustments, which are technical and highly detailed. The outcome is funds will ...

CleverSuper launches SMSF platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... the launch of a new administration platform. The service is available for a monthly fee and it provides advisers and trustees with an individual fund set up, full SMSF administration and annual audits. "By offering a level of free access to financial ...

Government scraps proposed SMSF transfer changes

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... increased costs for SMSFs transferring listed securities from a related party into the SMSF and is pleased to see that SMSF trustees will not be faced with increased costs. "The proposed legislation also removed the existing requirement that an SMSF ...

UK to consider Australia model for small pension fund mergers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... in fees and administration due to economies of scale. The UK's opposition party, Labour, said it would require pension trustees to impose mergers on small pension funds which under-delivered, along the lines of recent Australian legislation.

Super funds need low volatility shares for pension portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
... part of investors' portfolios because they have good growth and income characteristics. "A number of superannuation fund trustees are recognising that the requirements of investors in the pension phase are different to those in the accumulation phase," ...

EQT gives more time to The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) is giving The Trust Company shareholders more time to consider its offer, which will now close on July 31, 2013. In a letter to The Trust Company shareholders, EQT asked them to ignore the Perpetual offer to buy 100% of the shares. ...