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Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Cbus chief David Atkin said the fund strongly supported the criteria advanced by the Industry Super Network to ensure trustees' knowledge and experience within the construction industry were allowed to continue benefitting industry workers. "Cbus' compliance ...

Report assesses super allocation issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... Andrea Slattery, SPAA chief executive. Recent research by SPAA and Russell Investments showed that the proportion of SMSF trustees who believe that equities are too volatile has doubled to 32% this year, up from just 17%.

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... the merger," said Silk. "This is a revenue-neutral policy for the Government, because if this change is not made most trustees will simply not proceed with mergers whilst there is a financial disadvantage to their members."

Retirement funding needs aged care inclusion

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... when care looms as an unwelcome necessity," said Philip Galagher, head of wealth management at wealth provider Equity Trustees. "Retirement plans therefore need to both provide income for the type of active retirement sought, as well as the potential ...

Treasury Group adds director

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... investment markets and we are delighted to have her on board," said Donnelly. Donnelly was formerly managing director of ANZ Trustees and deputy managing director of ANZ Funds Management, in addition to chief executive of the Queensland Investment Corporation ...

Estate planning specialist joins Equity Trustees

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
Equity Trustees has appointed Anna Hacker to the newly created role of senior manager - estate planning, reporting to Lachlan Wraith, head of personal estates and trusts. Hacker joins Equity Trustees (EQT) from Moores Legal where her role included providing ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... for default super, said FSC and the AIST in their parliamentary submissions. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have both supplied submissions to the current enquiry of the selection and ...

New service to boost retiree returns by 1pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
A new service has been launched into Australia to help trustees tailor default investment strategies for their retiree fund members that takes into account their differing risk tolerances and time horizons. Doug Bucknell, managing director of the Australian ...

Super scale requires immediate action

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... to a retirement head at Mercer, with forward projections a necessary outcome. Under the Stronger Super reforms, super trustees will have to determine whether they have scale by ascertaining whether the beneficiaries are at a disadvantage, when compared ...

ECT assessments spike on government cap decision

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 APR 2012
... ATO report. Dunn said that a reduction in the amounts by which people are exceeding the cap indicated that advisers and trustees, in addition to members, are acknowledging the importance of properly planning and managing contributions. "The quantum of ...