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Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... governance arrangements at not-for-profit super funds which was set up as a result of Senate cross-benchers opposing federal government reforms. The review was part of a last-minute deal organised between cross-benchers, Industry Super Australia (ISA) ...

Retail super portfolios dodge disclosure: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 28 JAN 2016
Industry representative groups believe the federal government's draft on improved superannuation transparency does not go far enough, with at least $400 billion in retail fund assets escaping proposed disclosure requirements. In submissions to government ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... the FSC submission said. The super industry and the general public have until January 20 to comment on the federal government's draft legislation that is attempting to extend the choice of super fund arrangements to more Australians. From 1 July 2016 ...

OneVentures seeks super fund investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2015
... a potential opportunity to add superannuation funds as investors in its Innovation and Growth Fund II. With federal government plans to lift the tax free cap on early-stage venture capital limited partnerships (ESVCLP) from $100 million to $200 million ...

MYEFO writes down billions in super fund taxes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
The federal government has all but conceded superannuation funds will not have the greatest 2016 after significant tax write downs in the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) were released yesterday. Superannuation fund taxes have been written ...

ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
... seed " in September, ISA is reinforcing several other tax initiatives as part of its second submission to the federal government's latest Tax Review. On top of the super seed, ISA is proposing a 25% rebate for all income earners who contribute super ...

ASIC forms its views on MySuper dashboards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... will undoubtedly form part of ASIC's submission to draft legislation and a consultation paper released by the federal government yesterday. It asks for the super industry's views on whether a comparison metric on the product dashboard would provide a ...

Government proposes super portfolio disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2015
Super portfolio disclosure is one of a number of measures tabled by the Federal Government to help Australians make more informed decisions about their superannuation. The Federal Government is also proposing using consolidated MySuper data to compare ...

Economist says innovation one small part of growth

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The federal government's innovation statement was well received among the financial services industry but there are still gaps to be filled in transforming Australia's fiscal growth according to a chief economist. Providing his global economic and market ...

First State Super hitches cart to Turnbull innovation

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... 10% non-refundable tax offset on capital invested, as well as doubling the fund size cap to $200 million. The federal government is also offering a 20% income tax offset on investments in innovative businesses, as well as a 10 year exemption on capital ...