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Report assesses super allocation issues

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
New Rice Warner research has assessed the current super industry's allocation position, including the issues around equity allocation, concluding that the traditional asset allocation is flawed. In its April report, Asset Allocation for MySuper, Rice ...

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... provide a statement on whether it will or will not provide relief. The lack of certainty is now impacting on the super industry's ability to transition efficiently to MySuper," said Pauline Vamos, ASFA chief executive. "... ASFA has argued that where ...

ASFA, FSC applaud passing of SG rise

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
Super industry bodies have heralded last night's passing of the mining tax legislation, which paves the way for the gradual SG rise to 12 %, as an "historic" day for Australians. The legislation also provides for a super tax rebate for low-income earners ...

Calls for super industry to up focus on beta

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
The super industry needs to look long term to correct a fundamental misalignment in the way funds are evaluated, according to Cbus. David Atkin, chief executive officer of Cbus believes that as asset owners, funds should be at the "top of the tree" ...

Total super industry assets grow to $1.31 trillion: APRA

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
Total assets in the super industry, including SMSFs and balance of life office statutory funds, increased by $15.8 bn to $1.31 trillion in the year ending December 31, 2011. Latest quarterly super performance figures from APRA show an increase of $23.8 ...

APRA accepts EU from former Trio director

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... written consent. He has also told APRA he doesn't intend to ask for permission to return to these senior roles in the super industry, and acknowledged that he failed to properly carry out his duties as director of a super trustee. APRA concerns in relation ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
Some of the super industry's biggest players will have new transparency and governance policies to work under after the FSC released its new mandatory policy requirements. The Financial Services Council (FSC) said that there had been a lot of attention ...

SuperStream exposure draft a positive step

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2012
... Standard that the draft was well received by the industry. "These reforms are long overdue. Standards will make the super industry easier to do business with," Brogden said. "Small business will be a great beneficiary of these reforms." Parties can make ...

SMSFs dominating super assets

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2011
... welcomed the latest Australian Tax Office statistics which show SMSF assets have grown at twice the rate of total super industry assets in the past five years to June 30 2010. According to the "Self Managed Super Funds: a Statistical Overview" report ...

SMSF sector tackling misconceptions

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011
... playing a part in shaping this sector for 2012, with borrowing, auditors and sector growth impacting on the entire super industry. Peter Burgess, technical director for the Self-Managed Super Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA), told ...