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Asgard enhances SMSF admin

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... (SMSF) administration service to its clients. The agreement allows Asgard to provide a broader administration service for trustees, members and advisers. Previously, the firm provided SMSF administration in house via its Super Link service. "Over the ...

Paid maternity leave must include super: AIST

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
Paid maternity leave schemes must not ignore superannuation, warns the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). In its submission to the Productivity Commission, the AIST which is the peak super body for nearly two-thirds of the Australian ...

UBS launches soft com and Asia prod

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... the firm has appointed Fiona Rowland as head of planning and philanthropic services. Rowland previously worked at ANZ Trustees as head of charitable foundations.

QSuper appoints strategy head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2008
... and developing the superannuation fund's strategic plan, along with achieving the direction set by the QSuper Board of Trustees. Davis will also drive emerging opportunities and challenges in the areas of regulation, fund governance, product management ...

Super funds to offer FHSAs

... Savers Accounts (FHSAs), according to a new survey. The survey, conducted by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), which represents over $450 billion of super fund assets, is the first set of public research from the industry that ...

EQT and Trust end merger talks

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 MAY 2008
Equity Trustees has ended preliminary merger discussions with Trust Company after the firms could not agree to terms that are attractive enough for shareholders. Equity Trustees chair, Tony Killen, announced on Friday both firms were unable to reach ...

Buck stops with trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2008
Even though trustees of retail and not-for-profit super funds are subject to the same laws, they have evolved different ways of executing their roles, said Senator Nick Sherry minister for superannuation and corporate law. The operational differences ...

Lehman realigns to focus globally

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2008
... range of managed solutions from our global investment management division." The firm said it would work with the Equity Trustees, the responsible entity for the firm's High Income Fund, throughout the transition process. This strategic change has forced ...

Share performance gap widens after tax

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2008
... director of superannuation, said the results proved superannuation members in a default option had been well served by trustees, but super providers needed to reassess their products in the future. "One of the biggest themes coming through is the effect ...

AIST calls for SMSF reform

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2008
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has called for reforms to the self-managed superannuation fund sector, including minimum trustee education requirements. Specifically, the group has recommended the advice provided by accountants ...