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Victims of crime to receive super access

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAR 2018
... to give victims of horrific crime an ability to access the superannuation balances of perpetrators. Speaking outside Parliament House yesterday, Minister for Revenue and Financial Services Kelly O'Dwyer said the Government will now set about drafting ...

Successful implementation of super code critical

STEPHEN FAY, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
The Conference of Major Super Funds saw discussion on the Insurance in Superannuation Voluntary Code of Practice move to issues of implementation as the code's subscription deadline looms. Superannuation funds have until March 30 to indicate whether ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
Trustees at the UK's top 25 pension funds have until the end of the month to tell the British parliament what steps are being taken to safeguard $977 billion of retirement money from the impact of climate change. The Environmental Audit Committee's ...

Chief economist update: The key to ECB taper

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2018
... thus more resistant to a potential slowdown in global demand", when he spoke before the ECON committee of the European Parliament in Brussels. There's no question about the veracity of Draghi's words. The statistics are there for all to see. The economy ...

Chief economist update: Three minutes

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018
... and forward guidance is best explained by Bank of England (BOE) governor Mark Carney. In his testimony before the UK Parliament's Treasury Committee, Carney remarked that, "...the financial markets have started to move with the underlying data so the ...

ATO to advance early release of super: O'Dwyer

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2018
... said. This new legislation would support the Treasury Laws Amendment (2018 Measures No. 1) Bill 2018, introduced to parliament on 7 February 2018, and are unrelated to the ongoing review of the early release of superannuation benefits, it said. Revenue ...

SMFSA voices support for AFCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... Credit and Insurance Ombudsman, and Superannuation Complaints Tribunal into one governing body, which was approved in parliament yesterday. Under the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Consumers First - Establishment of the Australian Financial ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
Australia's financial institutions lack the capability to understand and manage risks that flow from rapidly changing social attitudes and should consider creating a dedicated role in response. That is the view of the Actuaries Institute's Ian Laughlin ...

Crowdfunding investment opportunity unleashed

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
... to private companies and industry groups, including Fintech Australia, will urge the Federal Government to act once parliament resumes in February. Eligible public companies are free to source up to $5 million in funds each year through equity crowdfunding ...

Super SA appoints new chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Super SA is welcoming a new chief executive, joining from an $8 billion industry superannuation fund. The super provider for South Australia's public sector has appointed Dascia Bennett to lead the fund. Bennett was most recently head of customer at ...