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What will estate planning look like in 2020?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... technical services head Keat Chew said financial advisers must consider the prospect of small tax increases on superannuation earnings and lump sum payments. Speaking at a recent netwealth CPD event in Sydney, Chew took the liberty of forecasting the ...

Link Advice chief departs in business restructure

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... together with our experience and expertise in telephone and face to face advice, we are well positioned to help the superannuation industry to provide affordable and accessible advice options to its members," Holden said. Link purchased Adviser Network ...

Executive pay structure still fuels risk-taking: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... regulated institutions. The sample set included the largest names across the ADI, life insurance, general insurance and superannuation industries. It was extensively detailed, collecting remuneration information across 800 data points, the regulator ...

Merged super funds save $30m for members

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... remains committed to ongoing investment in a range of services to help its recruitment industry clients manage their superannuation requirements efficiently and effectively. Sunsuper is the super fund of choice for more than 800 recruitment firms, representing ...

PwC urges super trustees to fast-track GDPR compliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
Superannuation trustees unprepared for the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regime must fast-track the necessary steps to comply with new, stringent privacy laws, PwC warns. Taking effect on 25 May 2018, GDPR applies to any ...

IRESS acquires digital advice compliance business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... of Acurity at all times will underpin the fund's goal towards becoming a 100% digitally enabled business," IRESS superannuation general manager Jeff Hall said. "In this case digital technology is an enabler and can innovate the modern super fund environment ...

Royal Commission to grill FPA, AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... ahead of time. To date the Royal Commission has received 3071 submissions, with 69% pertaining to banking, 9% to superannuation and 5% to general insurance, intermediaries and financial advice. Those entities called upon by the Royal Commission for the ...

New insurance lead at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
An $89 billion industry superannuation fund is welcoming a new head of insurance. David Evans has joined First State Super, replacing Sarina Aarons in the role. "David has extensive experience within insurance holding both executive and senior positions ...

Diversity leads growth manager in new direction

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
... adds "there's more evidence that diversity does link with equity returns." Stevanovic added it's pleasing to see superannuation funds take an interest because they are giants of the industry and have the scale to draw more attention to the benefits of ...

Industry fund launches lifecycle default option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
A $7 billion industry superannuation fund is launching a default option that will automatically adjust with members' age. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund's LifetimeOne option, to be launched in May, aims to give members better ...