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UniSuper nearly ready to award $25m insurance contract

ALICE URIBE | TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2013

Industry superannuation fund UniSuper is in the final stages of a tender process for its insurance arrangements, with announcement of the new insurer imminent. UniSuper chief executive Terry McCredden told Financial Standard that the review was triggered ...

SPAA, Deloitte join calls for SG deferral rethink

MARK SMITH | MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013

... billion. SPAA head of technical and professional standards Graeme Colley said the delay would reduce the adequacy of Australians' retirement savings. "SPAA would ask the Coalition to think carefully about such a move, especially in light of its recent ...

PIPA suspends Money Choice director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013

... and the alleged wrong-doings of Money Choice is yet another clear reminder that regulation is lacking. How many more Australians losing huge amounts of money will it take for the government to take action?" The Banking and Finance Consumers Support Association ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013

... encourage investors to visit our MoneySmart website where there is a list of companies that are unlicensed, and with whom Australians should avoid dealing." The list on the MoneySmart website, which celebrated its second birthday in March, reveals a ...

MySuper a challenge to fund differentiation: AusSuper

LAURA MILLAN | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013

While MySuper will provide Australians with a single low-cost balanced option with common features across funds, it has challenged marketers who must consider ways to differentiate their funds. "The 'compare the pair' campaigns are gone, there's no ...

Coalition super plan to harm retirees, low income earners

ALICE URIBE | FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013

... The Coalition's announcement that they would delay the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) increase would see millions of Australians move into retirement with inadequate savings according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Last ...

Enshrinement of "financial planner" closer to becoming law

MARK SMITH | THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013

... trusted professional," he said, adding that the bill would provide protection to the financial planning community and Australians as a whole. In April 2011, the FPA called on the government to restrict the term "financial planner" under law for the protection ...

SMSF growth slows on low super system confidence

MARK SMITH | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013

... anymore, they are really for anyone who wants to take control of their retirement fund. A growing segment of middle Australians looks poised for growth over the coming years," he said. SPAA research also showed that just 42.7% of SMSF trustees use a ...

Financial markets give the budget a big yawn

BENJAMIN ONG | WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013

... chastened this budget time around - more conservative on his growth guesstimates - he has to if he wants to convince us, Australians all, of the necessity for all the revenue raising and public savings measures he's dishing out on us, Australians all. ...

Super industry urged to increase transparency: ASFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH | MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013

... relationships are, who owns you, what you actually invest in, and where - down to granular detail," she said. With retired Australians spending increasingly more time overseas, Vamos said, funds must be electronically accessible from anywhere in the ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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