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Hands off collectables: SISFA

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... see collectables left in the investment mix. The Government is seeking to introduce new rules on collectables after the Cooper review recommended they should not be permitted as SMSF investments. They are concerned that members may receive personal benefit ...

Roadmap to life insurance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... discussed the effect of reforms on life insurance, with the general consensus being that the Future of Financial Advice, Cooper and APRA Capital Standards have presented new challenges but are, overall, a positive development. "We are hopeful that constructive ...

More time needed for Stronger Super side issues: Costello

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... gave the gathering of industry professionals an insight into the issues being considered by Government in response to the Cooper Review at the morning plenary session and said that though the working group would complete its report by June, it would ...

Speed bumps to annuities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... launched variable annuity-style products. Nick Callil, a Towers Watson researcher on longevity risk, said that since the Cooper recommendations threw the spotlight on longevity risk when developing a post retirement strategy, the issues surrounding annuities ...

Future Fund appoints GM

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... Fund, starting in late June. Burgess will remain in his current role until June 24, with former managing director David Cooper alongside him in an interim executive position, while the Treasury Group seeks a successor. David Neal, chief investment officer ...

Super on table for October tax review

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... or every other year." Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten's office said it believes most of the legislation prompted by the Cooper Review would be passed in time for the October summit. "We've made it clear that we are not delaying our announced tax reforms ...

CMC markets appoints new head for Aus, NZ

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011
Louis Cooper has replaced Barry Odes as head of CMC Markets Australia and New Zealand. Cooper has worked with the broking firm since 1999 when it was a foreign exchange trading business in London with just 35 staff. "I was there in 2000 when they launched ...

Annuities help combat longevity risk: Cooper

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Jeremy Cooper, the newly appointed chair of Challenger Retirement Income, spoke at an adviser roadshow about the threats of longevity, inflation and market risks on retirement savings, raising concerns that most portfolios are too equities-focused in ...

ASFA ushers year of e-commerce

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... these standards to be introduced," he said. Beyond e-commerce, the subcommittee will also use this year to implement the Cooper Review's SuperStream initiatives.

Seniors question policy hold-up on retirement

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011
... policy reviews were a positive step, no apparent overarching strategy was being established. "The Henry tax review, the Cooper superannuation review, even aged care reform, will have implications on retirement income planning but there isn't a retirement ...