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Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... their fund's financial planning services. "It's likely that we will continue to see engagement levels rise in the super industry due to the huge demographic shift taking place with Australia's ageing population, however it's critical that funds don't ...

Super fund CEOs compete on breast cancer fundraiser

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2014
HOSTPLUS chief executive David Elia is the super industry's frontrunner in the race to see who can raise the most money for breast cancer research. As part of Women in Super's Mother's Day Classic - the largest breast cancer research fundraiser in Australia ...

Could MySuper free-for-all lead to illegal inducements?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2014
... their personal benefit because of the commercial arrangements of the banking institution?" The retail side of the super industry has criticised the awards system as unfairly favouring the industry funds. But Atkin argued that if the unions are taken ...

Sinodinos announces SuperStream governance structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 FEB 2014
... (AIST) welcomed the announcement as a "major step in the right direction." "The Government's announcement allows the super industry to focus on helping employers meet the challenge of implementing the next stage of SuperStream, which involves sending ...

CSIRO to study super spending habits

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... said the Centre was continuing to strengthen its ties with industry. "We've seen very positive engagement from the Super industry since we launched in September last year with several industry bodies and funds coming on board including Association of ...

Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... since 2011 and we will continue to advocate strongly for greater diversity. We actively encourage women in the super industry through programs such as Super Springboard - a program that provides participants with technical knowledge, skills training ...

BTFG joins Calastone funds network

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... Australian industry is undergoing a fundamental shift in the way business is done. "The Australian managed fund and super industry has huge opportunities for greater efficiency across the end to end lifecycle of managed funds processing," she said. "Ultimately ...

Nearly 50% of woman to suffer under LISC dumping

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2013
... rejects these suggestions, ISA said it would keep making new suggestions. "ISA believes that the government and super industry should exhaust every possibility to find a solution," ISA chief executive David Whiteley said, adding, "Where's there's a will ...

ISA and FSC at odds over super tax changes

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2013
... their super contributions than on their take home pay. "There is an imperative upon all Parliamentarians and the super industry to exhaustively explore all options to protect the long term integrity of our compulsory super system." ISA therefore called ...

We're watching you, APRA warns trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... retain an unrelenting focus on putting members' interests first." She said that the size and complexity of the super industry made it similar to other financial institutions, and hence it would increasingly attract the same degree of prudential regulation. ...