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Super associations unite to warn against 'political panel'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 8 MAY 2017
... eligibility of superannuation products for employer or employee choice. In various submissions to the Productivity Commission's draft report on alternative models for default super, industry associations were overwhelmingly against the introduction of ...

Australia can benefit from Brexit and Trump

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... the biggest increase in our living standards in history," Maddock said. CEDA also recommends that the Productivity Commission examine the impact of the Australian taxation system on outbound investments. "There have been conflicting views on whether ...

Associations not sold on PC draft report

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 30 MAR 2017
The Productivity Commission's draft report on alternative default models for the superannuation system has been met with mixed responses from the industry. The Commission recommended a number of changes to the current default fund system and took aim ...

Productivity Commission proposes default super overhaul

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2017
The Productivity Commission has released its anticipated draft report on alternative default models in superannuation, looking at ways to introduce more competition in a system where members do not exercise fund choice. The commission has developed ...

FPA pushes tax deductible incentives

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2017
... consumer protections and advice quality," Marshan said. The FPA is encouraging the Government to engage the Productivity Commission in examining the short-term and long-term position of the budget if the preparation of an initial financial plan and ongoing ...

Super doesn't need tender system: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAR 2017
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia is urging the Productivity Commission to reject the consideration of adopting a Chilean-style tender process for default super in Australia. ASFA's latest research paper says adopting the Chilean ...

TelstraSuper rolls out digital makeover

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... members across all segments," he said. Improving member engagement is one of the key pillars of the 2016 Productivity Commission Report on superannuation.The digital component is set to become a major focus: according to a 2016 Deloitte Digital report ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's draft report is a "dangerous approach which fails to acknowledge the underlying goals of an ageing population and shows ...

The race is on for offshore investments

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2017
... to be opened up to choice and competition so we can make it productive and effective," she said. "The Productivity Commission is tasked with this at the moment. We believe if the default system is opened up to competition, that will be quite beneficial ...

Turnbull putting industry fund governance back on the table

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... of any self-interest in the superannuation sector." He referred to the second and third stages of the Productivity Commission's report into the sector, due next year, which will "consider alternative models of fund allocation" and "complete the process" ...