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New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
The government has clarified uncertainty around the word 'independent' in its draft super governance legislation and agreed to a flexible transition period following consultation with stakeholders on new standards. In June, the Government released exposure ...

Australians need another $130,000 for retirement: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2015
The idea you will need $1 million in retirement appears to be further busted after the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its latest retirement standard. However the updated ASFA figure suggests Australian's will need to ...

Scrapping dividend imputation costly for retirees

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
Removing or changing dividend imputation might be a revenue fix for the federal government but it will have long-term effects on Australians' retirement savings. This is the belief held by Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia chief executive ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is concerned about the timeframe for approving transition plans to have at least one-third independent directors on super fund boards. In a letter to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015
The biggest industry moves this week are AMP Capital appointing a new managing director and former Challenger chief executive Chris Cuffe becoming chair of Atrium Investment Management. AMP Capital appoints new MD - Adam Tindall, currently director ...

Extend compulsory super to self-employed: ASFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2015
Nearly 10% of Australia's labour force is self-employed and compulsory superannuation should include at least some of them, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) said. "Only a relatively small number of the self-employed have business ...

ISA voices strong opposition to "radical" super reform

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned that the government's proposal to remove equal representation in super fund boards "is radical" and constitutes the most significant change to the system since its inception. "There is a real risk that importing ...

ASFA appoints independent chair

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has appointed its first independent chair following Jim Minto's decision to retire from the role and as a director on 30 July. Minto was appointed chair in November 2013, and has been an ASFA ...

Member engagement a danger to super savings

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2015
A high level of engagement with superannuation savings can lead members to make the wrong move at the wrong time, industry execs have warned. "The joke is that often if you're disengaged with your super, ironically it can be good," State Street Global ...

Ipac head of technical services joins Perpetual

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2015
Head of technical services at AMP-owned ipac Securities has stepped down from his role to join Perpetual Private as head of strategic advice. Colin Lewis had led ipac's technical services team for the past 14 years and has over 20 years' experience ...