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Disclosure requirements under industry scrutiny

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has queried aspects of the Financial Services Council's new policy requirements on corporate governance. The Financial Services Council (FSC) released its Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... will be to rigorously enforce a focus on quality and to ensure the financial promise funds make to their members is met. Trustees must be able to clearly define what "risk" means for their members, what risks their fund is exposed to, and why those risks ...

Trustee Corporations Association members join FSC

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... disbanding, with its members joining the Financial Services Council. Eight private trustee companies and eight Public Trustees will become full members of the Financial Services Council (FSC). John Atkin, National President of the Trustee Corporations ...

Super funds still shunning women trustees

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... Rainmaker Information. Rainmaker has analysed the gender composition of hundreds of super funds and found that just 19% of trustees of not-for-profit funds are women. For retail funds the proportion of trustees who are women is even less, though trustee ...

Online historic cash reporting drives SMSF efficiency

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
... stakeholders, the historic CMA statements are secured within the bank's online portal for access by advisers, accountants, trustees and fund administrators. "This is a simple solution that can make a big difference to the time taken to prepare SMSF and ...

ATO warns SMSFs on property transfers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAR 2012
The Australian Taxation Office has warned self managed super fund trustees about inappropriate property transfers into super funds, signalling a crackdown into the practice. "The only real estate you can transfer into your SMSF is business real property. ...

FOFA discontent rumbles on after PJC findings

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... on the floor of the House and the Independents will be key," added Klipin. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) had a more positive reaction to the PJC findings. "AIST is pleased to see that the Committee adopted several of its ...

SMSFs the new retail

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012
... for the taxation- but when it comes to the actual investment strategies, most of it is still being self directed by the trustees of the fund." Francois believes that as more SMSF trustees move into the retirement phase, the focus will shift to regular ...

Confusion over APRA risk disclosure guidance

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... superannuation, delivered findings from an experiment conducted on how consumers understand investment risk. While APRA guidance to trustees, developed in consultation with industry associations and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission ...

Cavendish MD named SPAA chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012
... of our members," Hamilton said. "As the Self Managed sector is so fragmented, having a single major body representing trustees, advisers, accountants and auditors provides cohesive representations for all participants. I look forward to devoting time ...