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Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is expected to table its report on new superannuation trustee governance laws today ahead of debating a proposed bill in the Senate tomorrow. If passed the bill will require all Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Life Insurance Framework fear fading

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 NOV 2015
The overwhelming majority of advisers are "glad" rather than "mad, sad or scared" about the looming Life Insurance Framework, according to Association of Financial Advisers chief executive Brad Fox. Despite continued uncertainty regarding specific LIF ...

Managed accounts forum sold out, 2015 adviser survey results revealed

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
More than 180 financial advisers and managed account professionals will be in Sydney tomorrow to attend a national forum on managed accounts where the key findings of the 2015 Financial Standard adviser survey on managed accounts will be revealed. Managed ...

Senate hears too many holes for women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... want to make the system more equitable," Wood said. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia said the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data indicated the gender savings gap was a persistent flaw in ...

HESTA chair seeks PRI board position

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2015

Hostplus brings insurance fees down

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2015
From tomorrow Hostplus members will see a 3% insurance premium decrease across death and total and permanent disablement (TPD) products. The premium decrease follows negotiations and a recent partnership renewal between Hostplus and global life insurance ...

Star global equity manager to launch in Australia

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... bringing its top-performing global equity strategy to Australian institutional investors. The boutique, headed by star manager Tom Marsico, manages US, international and global equities totalling more than US$12 billion. Local third party distributor ...

Turnbull expected to dust off shelved policies

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... trade, tax and federation reform priorities." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive, Tom Garcia, asked the new PM to "put the focus back on super taxes as a key part of the current Tax Review. Super is too important ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... work and how they transition from the accumulation phase," Fitzpatrick said. The comments came after AIST chief executive Tom Garcia opened the conference A calling for the federal government not to mandate retirement products. He expects the government ...

Retirement income is not one-size-fits-all

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... retirees with more than $250,000 in super savings are encouraged to part-annuitise their retirement balance. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said the research showed one scenario where a retiree was about $70,000 better off after 25 years in retirement ...