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Industry urged to understand changes to transfer rules

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2013
Industry professionals have been told they need to ensure they understand incoming regulation that makes it harder to transfer listed assets into self managed super funds. Speaking yesterday at the opening session of the SMSF Professionals' Association ...

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
Paul Fletcher, the Liberal Party member for Bradfiled who sits on the Parliamentary Joint Committee on corporations and financial services, has voiced the Federal Opposition's concerns about superannuation fund governance. Speaking yesterday in Melbourne ...

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds. This comes on the back of legislation passing through Parliament last night, which gives the Australian Prudential Regulation ...

No roadblocks to success: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
Mathias Cormann, Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, came out swinging yesterday, accusing the Federal government of implementing "chaotic and unpredictable" regulations. Cormann swore a "blood oath ...

Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
Former Rudd-government Minister for Superannuation and former senator Nick Sherry will join Ernst & Young's superannuation practice in the capacity of senior advisor. Working with Ernst & Young's national superannuation leader Maree Pallisco, Sherry ...

Coalition releases super manifesto

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
Shadow spokesperson for superannuation, Senator Mathias Cormann, has released a wishlist for what he believes is needed to fix falling confidence in superannuation and the list looks very much like a superannuation policy manifesto for the 2013 federal ...

SuperStream passes Lower House

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
Super Stream legislation passed through the Lower House yesterday but while the government is upbeat, the superannuation industry is still wary. The measures were contained in the Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Stronger Super) Bill 2012 that ...

APRA empowered to chase rogue superfund directors

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
The Lower House of Parliament has passed legislation that will give the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority greater powers to pursue "rogue superfund directors". The Superannuation Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) ...

Legacy systems cause super funds to rethink op models

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
Mergers as a result of regulatory changes including SuperStream and MySuper are forcing a rethink in how funds are managed, operated and administered, according to software provider SimCorp. The number of mergers which have occurred in the Australian ...

Former BTFG chief takes Argo chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
Former BT Financial Group chief executive, Ian Martin, has taken on the top board role at Argo Investments after chairman Chris Harris continues plans to retired on February 29. Chair for 14 years, Harris and non-executive director, Marina Darling ...