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ASIC's SMSF report being misread

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2013
A report commissioned by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) into the cost of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) has been misinterpreted. The report, 'Cost of Operating SMSFs', which was prepared by Rice Warner Actuaries ...

ANZ, BHP, Tidswell get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
ANZ, BHP and Tidswell Financial Services have gained MySuper authorisation, taking the number of funds licensed to accept default SG MySuper contributions to 73. ANZ's authorisation for its Smart Choice Super product is bundled through the OnePath Masterfund ...

EM correction, it's different this time

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
Despite the recent shake out in emerging markets due to the rebounding USD, the stronger ones are positioned fundamentally differently to how they were in 1997 and should absorb this latest correction. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke repeatedly ...

Data security emerging as a superannuation risk

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
Consumer expectations for online account access and the push for e-commerce solutions as part of Super Stream mean data security will emerge as one of the biggest risk priorities for super funds. However, most super funds are not equipped to handle ...

One-third of US federal workers could retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Recovering pension account balances in the US is triggering a rush of US federal employees to retire, with as many as one-third of some agencies expected to leave their jobs. Helping to restore confidence in their pension funds is that the US pension ...

Plum, Virgin get MySuper authorisation

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
Plum and Virgin Super are the latest funds to get their MySuper authorisations, bringing the total number of products available to 65. The two retail groups bring to seven the number of retail groups now with MySuper authorisation ahead of the 1 January ...

Too much super diverted to pay personal debt: CPA report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... retirement income streams, warns CPA Australia in a major new report released to coincide with the 2013 federal election. Alex Malley, CPA Australia chief executive, said without policy change there is a real possibility the superannuation expectations ...

Super assets hit $1.6 trillion, investment returns at 4-year high

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Superannuation assets surged 15.5% last financial year to reach $1.6 trillion, reveals the regulator APRA in its just released June report. The pace of the asset surge corresponds with the super fund industry achieving its best investment returns in ...

ATO launches superannuation video comp

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched its annual video competition and this year the theme is superannuation engagement for young people. The ATO has also opened the video competition to any student from any Australian tertiary or vocational ...

AMP, Bendigo and MTAA get MySuper licenses

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
AMP, Bendigo and MTAA Super are the latest superannuation groups to receive MySuper authorisation, taking the number of MySuper products to 62 just four months from the 1 January 2014 deadline. AMP has named its two MySuper products AMP MySuper No 1 ...