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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 ...

Government announces review into small superannuation funds

... security benefits, particularly from the use of 'RBL compression', prudential concerns about small funds providing defined benefit pensions and their use for estate planning purposes that was not available to other superannuation fund members. The review ...

QIC strategist wins international gong

... During his research Mr Day tested concepts from actuarial sciences and financial economics by applying them to defined benefit schemes. One of the conclusions reached by his paper is financial economics should not be used as a complete replacement for ...

Banks face volatility with shift to global accounting standards

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
... Geoff Steel said today. \"There is the potential for significant volatility in profits, principally out of the defined benefit fund accounting, as well as the hedge accounting, and... volatility in (equity) reserves, which will be very substantial. \"There\'s ...