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NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
The Senate inquiry in to economic security of women in retirement has been told the federal government's first priority should be including super guarantee contributions in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme. Both National Australia Bank (NAB) and ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... Governance Ideas Exchange Forum in Melbourne last month. The Senators said that under direct questioning at the committee's inquiry, Rowell conceded that "it is very difficult to put any quantitative measure" on the benefits that she was asserting.

ME and mutuals must embrace fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... trends benefitting mutuals including: a more competitive position due to the impact of changes from the Financial System Inquiry (FSI); constraints on lending growth across the banking sector requiring consumers and investors to look at alternatives ...

Government releases final risk reforms package

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... identify significant improvement, the Government will move to mandate level commissions, as was recommended by the Murray Inquiry," said Assistant Treasurer Kelly O'Dwyer. "We will ensure that the industry develops appropriate lapse reporting data to ...

SMSFs welcome no dumping of LRBAs

DARREN SNYDER  |  SUNDAY, 8 NOV 2015
... advantage of future retirement income developments. Yesterday the government said it will support the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) recommendation that calls for super trustees to select Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement (CIPRs). SISFA's ...

ASIC revenue and investigations decrease in 2015

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... support for the Government's plan "to have a private operator upgrade and operate the registry business," something Murray Inquiry panellist Professor Kevin Davis recently suggested could "be expected to reduce use of this public good with consequent ...

SMSFs and infrastructure a good investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2015
... "high dollar price tags," there is room to move for SMSF investment. "As we said in our submission to the Financial System Inquiry, options include offering unitised investments in smaller parcels - our recommended figure was $25,000 - or infrastructure ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... provide a universal access to savings in retirement not to replace the Age Pension safety net." HESTA supports the senate inquiry to address women's superannuation adequacy issues and will make a submission to calling for reforms to ensure a more equitable ...

CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... the water." A CBA spokesperson replied to the news on October 28, saying, "We reject allegations presented to the Senate Inquiry today and stand by the independence and integrity of the Open Advice Review program. We welcome scrutiny of the program and ...

Lonsec rates several funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015
... Currie said Lonsec's report is timely in that it coincides with the federal government response to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI), which highlights the need to develop new income stream products to better protect retirees from longevity and other ...