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Actuaries Institute gives guidance on FCRs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2012
The Actuaries Institute has released guidance for Financial Condition Reports (FCRs) for superannuation funds. The development of FCRs are in response to increasing complexity and risks in superannuation funds and anticipate APRA's intention bring the ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available today

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
In the new edition of Financial Standard we feature the introduction of MySuper legislation, a review of the recent ASFA conference and proposed regulations for ratings houses. For all the latest industry news, views and regular features download the ...

Constructing a fund governance roadmap

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Proper management of conflicts of interest and conflicts of duty are key elements of a high standard fund governance roadmap, delegates at the 2011 ASFA conference were told. Danielle Press, chief executive of Equip Super and soon to be merged fund ...

Strong leadership essential to face superannuation challenges

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Professionals in the superannuation industry need to take the lead in guiding the public through the challenges currently facing the sector, delegates at the 2011 ASFA conference heard. That's according to former chief of the defence forces and Qantas ...

ASFA: Focus on the positives

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
This year's ASFA conference in Brisbane opened in high spirits, despite the last minute cancellation of one of the key note speakers, Dr. Jose-Ramos Horta. The Timor -Leste president was replaced in the opening plenary session by former Liberal Foreign ...

More voice needed in policy debate: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
Super funds controlling Australia's $1.3 trillion retirement savings have not played a strong enough role in policy debates and need to lift their game, said the chief of the country's largest industry fund. Ian Silk, chief executive of the $33 billion ...

Gen Yers want advice

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
If you think the majority of people who seek insurance and consolidation advice are older Australians, then think again - new research shows fund members aged 25 and below are the primary seekers of single issue advice. John McMurtrie, chief executive ...

Factions will stay: AMP, AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
Two of the country's largest super funds, AustralianSuper and AMP, said a fully cohesive superannuation industry will never be achieved, as retail and not-for-profit super funds cannot completely set aside their differences to tackle the toughest issues ...

End the factions: Shorten

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2010
Superannuation minister Bill Shorten compared the bickering among the super fund industry's factions to a Monty Python sketch and said it's time for them to deliver something back to the community in return for the government support they receive. Minister ...

ASFA calls on Cooper to aid SuperStream reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review panel, to write a paper that will outline the right framework to deliver key SuperStream reforms. The paper will be presented at ...