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Consumers need super default safety net: ISA

LAURA MILLAN | THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015

... market forces could not reasonably be expected to provide." It said that both recommendations were built on the Cooper Review's recommendations, which envisaged the same role for default funds in awards approved by the industry. "Despite these inquiry ...

Portfolio disclosure a 'data dump' on consumers

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2014

... of disinfectant," he said, arguing that transparency came before affordability in the terms of reference for the Cooper Review. Arguing with Bragg, JP Morgan's David Braga compared reporting on portfolio holdings to reporting on water quality. Just because ...

Firms urged to get ready for SuperStream

AAP | TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2014

... new system would reduce costs and eliminate the complexity that has crept in over recent years. He said the 2010 Cooper Review into Superannuation found existing processes made poor use of technology and there was no consistency in the data required ...

Jeremy Cooper: Rethinking retirement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2014

... income, challenging some widely-held beliefs about the drawdown phase of superannuation. As one-time chair of the Cooper Review, Jeremy Cooper knows Australia's superannuation system as well as anyone. His recommendations led to the Labor government's ...

SuperStream savings 'nowhere near' estimates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2014

SuperStream is not delivering the member value for money that was its intended result in the Cooper Review, according to VicSuper head of employer relations Dean Pearce. Pearce said that, in order to differentiate itself in the employer market, VicSuper ...

Parliament passes more nuanced SMSF penalties

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014

... of administrative penalties for SMSFs when they were first proposed by the previous Government responding to the Cooper Review, and we are pleased to see the Coalition Government push the legislation through Parliament. "The new regime will give the ...

Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014

... investment capital safer for longer in their retirement. "We're delighted to work in Australia. When I look at the Cooper review and the literature that is coming from some of the superannuation funds, it's obvious that it's a market that is really starting ...

New ATO powers to decrease SMSF 'delinquency'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014

... fail to meet their obligations, the main being to declare the fund non-compliant. But under proposals made by the Cooper review, and which the government has said it will legislate on this year, the ATO will soon have a wider range of options. "For too ...

Insto investors urged to challenge private equity ethics

MARK SMITH | TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2013

... stop making new commitments to PE in favour of other asset classes, in the wake of the 2010 Super System Review (Cooper Review). A large number of PE funds have signed up to the UN-supported PRI and have complied with reporting and other implementation ...

Ripoll rips into Abbott government's 'amateurism'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2013

... is a strong supporter of SuperStream, of which SuperTICK is one element, and we are committed to prioritising the Cooper Review-recommended efficiency reforms. The $48 million came from industry estimates as clearly stated in the press release."

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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