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Vision and CARE merger 'talks' to tackle fund differences

... water services and the like - that's the employer base. Because of its past orientation, there is a substantial defined benefit arrangement, which has been preserved for members. There's no such configuration for care." A merger between the two funds ...

ESSS call off industrial action and work bans

Emergency workers and the Victorian Finance Minister, John Lenders, have come to an "interim settlement" over a fund merger dispute that erupted last month. Emergency workers and members of the The Emergency Services Superannuation Scheme (ESSS) have ...

MLC brings in NT Government funds worth $500 million

... Board to add value to fund members over the coming years." MLC's second appointment comes from LAMS, which is a defined benefit superannuation scheme for NT parliamentarians, with $46 million in assets who offer pensions for members who are no longer ...

FuturePlus appoints CIO

... CIO," he said. "The fact that Terry has had experience in managing the investments for SERF's large and complex defined benefit fund, as well as the accumulation fund was very important for us." Brett Westbrook, FuturePlus CEO, added that Newson's credentials ...

ESS and SSF super fund talks deadlocked

... into ESSS has sparked controversy because ESSS has an accumulation division as part of the plan while SSF is a defined benefit fund. On Tuesday, the issue ended on a sour note as union representatives met with the state Finance Minister in an attempt ...

AXA's Andy Penn fights APRA ban

... how government regulators monitor super funds that are being consolidated or rationalised. If impacted funds are defined benefit the details of successor arrangements can become quite complex regardless of the intracacies of any check and balances put ...

ASFA provides choice of fund assistance for employers

... already have choice, and the required default fund options. In Fact Sheets five to nine topics covered include defined benefit funds, and exclusions from the choice of fund environment due to industry awards. The final four Fact Sheets concentrate on ...

Submissions on provision of pensions in small funds extended

... benefits particularly through RBL compression. There were also prudential concerns about small funds providing defined benefit pensions. "Treasury will work with those interested stakeholders and key industry groups to ensure they have sufficient time ...

APRA communicates its position on IFRS

... financial assets; property; excess of market value over net asset; loan loss provisioning; and employer sponsored defined benefit superannuation plans. APRA chair Dr John Laker says the regulator's framework will for the most part fall into line with ...

GPS Lite makes light work of communication channels for super trustees

... Matthew Lock says GPS Lite "combines a simple contribution calculator and can be adapted to include a sophisticated defined benefit illustrator". Lock adds, "We believe it's the first system in Australia to allow members to move seamlessly from a simple ...