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Don't confuse advice: Guardian

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... best 'informed guidance' - not advice. The planning firm is also asking the Government to require that superannuation trustees, in the process of providing informed guidance, include a verbal and written warning to members of the limitations of their ...

Push for redemption freeze lifts: PASL

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Super fund trustees should not be afraid to challenge redemption freezes and question the validity of the Responsible Entity model if it's in their members' interests, said Professional Associations Superannuation Fund (PASL). PASL made the comments ...

UniSuper activates fair value clause

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
The $21 billion UniSuper has initiated a clause that allows trustees to reduce defined benefit members' benefits - if necessary - following the GFC to provide fair value payments. UniSuper announced online on 7 July that it had decided to initiate "Clause ...

RE model should be reviewed: PIS

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2009
... troubles should not be an issue in respect to the growers and investors in our perspective. In the old days when we had trustees, this would never have happened because the trustee would have a complete separation from the parent company," said Evans. ...

ASIC lifts restrictions on intra-fund advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2009
... in the making". The federal government has supported ASIC's decision to provide legislative relief to superannuation trustees when providing limited personal advice to their fund members. Under new rules, super funds can answer questions on switching ...

SMSF trustee group closes

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2009
The Self Managed Superannuation Member's Association (SMSMA), which represents the interests of trustees, has closed up shop after launching less than two years ago. The SMSMA has closed and its membership has been given the opportunity to join the ...

Noonan heads AIST policy committee

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has appointed Gerard Noonan as chair of the AIST Policy Committee. Noonan - the current chair of Media Super - replaces Sandy Grant, who was recently appointed to the panel of the Cooper Review into ...

Flawed fund analysis demands new metric: Study

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... overall effect of all investments offered by superannuation funds provided the asset allocations are determined by the trustees and not through fund members exercising investment choice. This new 'whole of fund' metric is needed because the "inability ...

Timbercorp buy passes sole purpose test

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... the investment from the point of view of the [fund's] investment strategy," he said. Vrisakis argues that First Super trustees will have an obligation when acquiring assets, to ensure that they fit in line with the fund's overall investment strategy. ...

QSuper upgrades member services

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... be the superannuation fund for the Queensland Government and other government related businesses. The QSuper Board of Trustees governs QSuper, the superannuation fund for over 500,000 current and former Queensland Government employees and their spouses. ...