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Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... currently serves as the independent chair of Tasplan Super, a non-executive director of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), a director at the Tasmanian Economic Development Board and an independent director at Propel Funeral Partners. ...

Asset management business models need a rethink: panel

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... enough to warrant the application of DLT and blockchain. According to senior executives at Bravura and SimCorp, superannuation investments may prove fruitful for the fledgling technologies because the volume of transactions which require the verification ...

ASIC and Austplan agree to mutual breakup

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... services licence in November following ASIC surveillance which found deficiencies in the establishment of self-managed superannuation funds and client referrals. ASIC will cancel Austplan's AFSL effective from 25 November 2018 by agreement with the licensee. ...

Enforceable undertakings are effective: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... outsiders, such as supervising experts, in the operation of the business, she said. APRA and ASIC were slammed at the superannuation round of the Royal Commission for being toothless tigers. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell said the prudential regulator ...

Idle technology leaves super fund members behind

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
As superannuation funds grapple with digital advancement, their young membership base become further disconnected from the wealth and super system, according to a Zuper co-founder. Chief product officer and co-founder Jon Holloway told yesterday's ...

Digital advice engagement spikes for super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
More superannuation members are using online advice technology to engage with their fund, the latest report from Decimal shows. Decimal's annual digital insights study found in the year to June 2018, the number of requests from superannuation fund members ...

Unpaid super penalties too light: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
Industry Super Australia suggests the Australian Taxation Office's approach to unpaid superannuation is becoming a moral hazard whereby employers think they can escape penalty. Testimony from the ATO at the Senate Estimates committee for economics this ...

Downsizer scheme gains ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... significant number of which were around the new measures which allow an individual to contribute up to $300,000 into superannuation from the proceeds of selling a home. Couples can contribute up to $600,000. There are a number of prerequisites for the ...

Challenger expands distribution reach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... Challenger's distribution reach as Australian retirees look for reliable income streams in retirement. Platforms and superannuation funds are moving ahead of retirement income reforms designed to help provide secure income in retirement, by building ...

Raiz to launch group insurance products

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... market. Raiz, the micro-investing platform, announced it is helping develop a tailored life insurance product within superannuation that eliminates the one-size-fits-all approach of many group insurance policies. The deal involves jointly researching ...