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ASFA gains new strategy director

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
... the job, having formerly worked with the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "With a growing need for trustees to understand environmental, social and governance issues, his knowledge around responsible investing will be in high demand," ...

SG war far from over

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... the nation had everything to gain," said Fiona Reynolds, chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Reynolds was responding to the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Peter Anderson who wrote ...

ATO shifts gears on SMSF regos

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
Trustees will not be able to register an SMSF until there are assets in the fund under a new ATO system launched late last year. Two months ago, 30,000 SMSFs were reclassified as 'Registered - Status not determined', as part of an incentive to make ...

SMSFs to hedge more against longevity risk

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2011
Longevity is the largest risk faced by self-managed super fund trustees before they retire due to highly unpredictable markets, a longevity risk expert said. Andrew Robertson, head of longevity solutions, Macquarie, said that coupled with the fact that ...

SPAA to lift professional standards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2011
More than 1,100 delegates are in Brisbane this week to attend the annual Self Managed Super Fund Professional's Association (SPAA) conference, a record turnout that highlights the growing importance of SMSFs in financial services. In his keynote address ...

Low contrib caps slam brakes on SMSFs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
Existing rules around contribution caps have prevented self-managed super fund trustees from saving more for their retirement, with new research showing that at least $15.1 billion of assets could have been added to the superannuation pool last year ...

Former IOOF sales head joins Bendigo

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... dealer group-related functions. The bank said it plans to grow its wealth business through funds management with Sandhurst Trustees and through relevant superannuation, investment and wealth protection products "The bank is committed to building a strong ...

Henderson Maxwell launches DIY planning guide

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2011
... afford a planner or they are self starters, for example there are 430,000 self-managed super funds in the country and the trustees of those, of which there are about 900,000 members, would be interested in this approach."

Treasury targets $18.8bn in lost super

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2011
... said. The motion has gained mixed responses from super associations including Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), which call for more action to be done, calling this the ...

Trustees told to rethink ins cover strategies

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2011
Super fund trustees warned to rethink cover strategies in light of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) ruling regarding premiums paid by funds for insurance policies providing total and permanent disability (TPD) cover. The ATO general draft ruling ...