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ISA voices strong opposition to "radical" super reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... draft legislation proposes that APRA-regulated funds have a minimum of one-third independent directors on their trustee board and an independent chair. The reform suggests APRA will have the final determining power as to whether a director is independent. ...

ASFA appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... enquiries and boards by both sides of politics. ASFA represents participants from across the superannuation sector and its board is made up of representatives of all sectors. The position of chair has previously been held by one of the various sector ...

Super board changes could cost funds $20m a year

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
... for any change?" AIST chief executive Tom Garcia asked. The AIST outlined its position against the proposed changes to the board structure for superannuation funds in a response to the Government's draft legislation. "The Government's proposed changes ...

Financial services fail to share mental health data

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Two-thirds of listed financial services companies are failing to disclose important data for measuring employee mental health against wider standards. According to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), only a third ...

Capital Group chairman passes away

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
... during his career. He was one of eight members of the Capital Group management committee, and served as vice chairman of the board and a portfolio manager of Growth Fund of America. Rothenberg was also involved in a range of educational, civic and community ...

Class makes final director appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
... IPO later this year, the company behind the cloud-based SMSF tool Class Super has appointed the final new director to its board. Following the recent announcement of three new directors, Class chairman Barry Lambert named the appointment of Tony Fenning ...

Companies failing to meet ATO benchmark

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... more frequently than once a year. Of these, only 50% documented monitoring or testing. Less than one-third also reported to board on tax matters of any sort under a framework which had been set by the board. KPMG tax partner, David Drummond, said the ...

Market to open higher

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2015
... index futures contract was up 10 points at 5,652. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia's monthly board meeting minutes are expected while the ANZ-Roy Morgan weekly consumer confidence survey is also due out. Meanwhile, Commonwealth ...

Allocated pensions reach $1.4bn at Vision Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... allocated pension has tax advantages over a term deposit, and gives you a regular income from your super." Vision Super board chair, Brian Parkinson, said transactions have grown dramatically since a new operating model was introduced. He said it was ...

Advisers should beware industry "frenemies"

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... practices in the country," he added. The message of the Connected Convenience paper was clear - that advice clients across the board are looking for more mobile-integrated financial advice, albeit with generational nuances that need to be addressed - ...