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Industry fund introduces chief customer role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2018
... UniSuper chief executive Kevin O'Sullivan said Scales' strong leadership skills and extensive knowledge of the fund's membership places her in good stead to be successful in the role. "There's no doubt in my mind that for us to continue to thrive and ...

GBST and super fund collaborate for tax relief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... service proposition that will allow all superannuation funds to seek CGT relief from the ATO and benefit their entire membership base," Orrock said. Qantas Super chief operations officer, Peter Savage, said it's important to members that the fund employs ...

Super industry wants tougher insurance code

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
Industry stakeholders expect 90% of Australia's superannuation funds to sign the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice before March 31, despite its several shortcomings. ANZ, AustralianSuper, MLC, MTAA Super, REST Industry Super and ...

Australian Ethical underlying profit dips despite membership surge

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2018
... Ethical's underlying profit after tax fell by 5% in the half year to 31 December 2017 despite a 23% boost in superannuation membership to 37,699. This profit figure - $2.157 million - was actually up 282% on the prior corresponding period, on a net profit ...

ATO closely monitoring SMSF balance caps

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... costs across different 'generations' of members. This is different from SMSFs, which by their nature only have a small membership," he said. In this financial year, the ATO increased its assurance activities to reduce the level of long-term non- lodgements. ...

FSC launches asset manager governance regime

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... standard will become mandatory for the nearly 50 asset manager members of the FSC in July, but the council noted that FSC membership is not a prerequisite for adhering to the new regime. "Our Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship standard sets Australian ...

Actuaries Institute names chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2018
... leadership and strategic ability I bring to the role will not only help build our brand but also reveal to our growing membership base the new opportunities available to them in Australia and overseas."

AustralianSuper slashes insurance premiums

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2018
... total and permanent disability (TPD); and 20% for income protection. According to AustralianSuper group executive of membership Rose Kerlin, the fund provides insurance to 1.4 million of its 2.2 million members who pay about $500 million in premiums ...

Industry fund flags further fee cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
... administration costs when considering a merger, a multitude of incidental savings can fly under the radar. "Such things as membership and licensing fees, technology enhancement and new opportunities for greater utilisation of internal resources and services ...

AFA working to bust FASEA myths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2018
The Association of Financial Advisers has moved to placate its membership under any belief that tertiary degrees completed more than 10 years ago will not be recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. In a statement on its website ...