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Satisfaction with industry super rising

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are making a comeback in the consumer satisfaction stakes as latest Roy Morgan data shows they have edged retail funds for the third consecutive month. Despite having trailed retail funds for the first seven months of 2017 ...

SMSFs grappling with super changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JAN 2018
Six months after the superannuation changes were put in place, self-managed superannuation fund members (SMSF) are still struggling with the complexities of the reforms, the head of the SMSF Association says. Chief executive John Maroney said SMSF members ...

Industry funds reign supreme: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
Industry superannuation funds are set to continue their dominance of the sector, with not-for-profit funds already accounting for about two-thirds of Australia's total superannuation assets. Insights from Rainmaker Information show retail super funds ...

Marriage equality and the estate plan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 JAN 2018
... that such restrictions are most common amongst APRA-regulated funds, though similar clauses do exist in some self-managed super fund trust deeds. "SMSF trustees and all couples looking to wed will want to make sure estate planning documents are reviewed ...

Former SMSF Association chief joins CEFC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
A former Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association chief executive will join the Clean Energy Finance Corporation board on February 1. Minister for the Environment and Energy Josh Frydenberg and Minister for Finance Mathias Corman announced Andrea ...

FS has you covered in 2017

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 DEC 2017
Financial Standard attended all the major industry conferences this year to keep you informed. Chief Economists Forum It may well be Rainmaker's 25th anniversary in 2017, but this year also marked the anniversary of several historic and global economic ...

PeakSuper eyes expansion

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
A newly rebranded SMSF service provider is hoping to expand its market reach with the help of financial advisers. Adelaide-based PeakSuper, formerly Catapult Super, will look to build partnerships with advisers to assist their clients with the establishment ...

ASIC takes further action against MyPlanner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2017
Following on from ASIC's recent action against privately-owned MyPlanner, one of the dealer group's advisers has now agreed to refrain from providing financial services. The regulator has accepted an enforceable undertaking from James Fraser as a result ...

AMP flags departures in distribution restructure

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... aligned and IFA networks, as well as achieving sales targets for the platform, insurance, managed funds, bank and self-managed super funds (SMSF) product range. He joined the group in 2006 as a business development manager for AXA Australia and about ...

Retail MySuper outpacing NFP products

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Retail MySuper products grew four times faster than not-for-profit (NFP) products in the year to September, Rainmaker's latest MySuper report shows. The pool of retail MySuper assets grew 24% year-on-year to $610 billion, while NFP assets increased ...