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Paris adds to the "why nots" for a December lift-off

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
Media coverage and expert analyses of the brutal terrorist attacks in Paris on Friday the 13th continues to this day. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to all Parisians - their families, friends and loved ones - and other citizens of the ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
The Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association (SISFA) said it will work with the federal government to ensure SMSFs can take advantage of future retirement income developments. Yesterday the government said it will support the Financial ...

Colonial First State appoints independent super director

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
Commonwealth Bank's wealth management division has announced a major hire that will see an independent director appointed in several superannuation board roles, most notably at Colonial First State Investments. Joining the boards of Colonial First State ...

ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... short in their requirement to display certain information on their websites. The Superannuation (Industry) Supervision Act (SIS Act) and SIS regulations 2.37 and 2.38, introduced under Stronger Super reforms, require funds to display executive remuneration ...

APRA trustee reforms, definition of independence yet to be finalised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... abandoning the equal representation trustee model that has operated in Australia for decades. "The Bill proposes to amend the SIS Act to improve governance in superannuation by ensuring that there is an appropriate proportion of independent directors ...

The Fed is Greek too

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
Now that Grexit worries have been sorted - sort of - and a Graccident averted (yet again), financial markets are likely to look for the next big worry. They don't have to scour far, wide and yonder - it was out-headlined by Greece these past few days ...

Too many adviser associations: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) argued that there should be a single adviser association. Noting its "concerns" about multiple associations, ASFA said in a submission to Treasury that the current situation creates "unnecessary ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... Bloch Leibler. Furthermore, ISA said that those that breach the law by offering inducements could go unpunished. "The law (SIS Act section 68A) prohibits a bank from offering business banking discounts and other incentives to employers in exchange for ...

SPAA "disappointed" by the FSI's SMSF borrowing recommendations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... the general prohibition on direct borrowing by removing Section 67A of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act), although the exception of temporary borrowing by superannuation funds for short-term liquidity management purposes should ...

Murray calls for end to LRBAs

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... the general prohibition on direct borrowing by removing Section 67A of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act), although the exception of temporary borrowing by superannuation funds for short-term liquidity management purposes should ...