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Parliament passes FoFA amendments

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2016
... who access financial advice. "The Turnbull Government will continue to implement initiatives from the Financial System Inquiry in order to enhance the financial system and ensure Australians continue to have confidence that our financial system is the ...

Super not for plugging Budget holes: AIST

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016
... this," Garcia said. He warned the Government against making ad-hoc tax changes to superannuation without finalising the Tax Inquiry and the objectives of superannuation. "Just about every week brings a different proposal for super, which must be causing ...

Productivity Commission should focus on Choice underperformance: AIST

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... moving on the consultative process required to set objectives of the super system - as recommended by the Financial System Inquiry. We question how the Productivity Commission can develop measures to assess the efficiency of the system, without any agreement ...

KPMG boosts wealth management with industry fund veterans

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
... added, "There are many issues driving change in the sector - such as the Government's response to the Financial System Inquiry, ongoing changes to the governance and distribution models in superannuation and the rapid internationalisation of investment ...

PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Turnbull Government is the latest administration to announce a superannuation inquiry to investigate efficiency of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer ...

Annuity sales growth drive up Challenger 1H16 profit

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2016
... sales driven by interest in Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs) as recommended via the Financial System Inquiry. "Following through with legislation will embed retirement income as the foundation of our superannuation system," he added. ...

Actuaries Institute asks for FSI to be implemented

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2016
... income stream products in its pre-Budget submission. The institute restated the proposals it made to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) which were, in turn, reinforced in the FSI's final report but are yet to be implemented by the government. These included ...

Investor group welcomes carbon disclosure inquiry

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... the superannuation savings gap between men and women, industry stakeholders have concluded. Submissions to the Senate inquiry into 'Economic security for women in retirement' show that the industry is asking to approach the problem from multiple angles ...

UniSuper develops retirement product

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
... during the accumulation phase. The development of the option follows the Government's response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), which was supportive of the recommendation calling on the superannuation industry to develop CIPRs to improve outcomes ...