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Superannuation reforms splits opinion: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Financial Standard's latest spot poll reveals a readership that's divided over the Productivity Commission's 31 recommendations aiming to improve the superannuation system. Asked if the final report's recommendations were fair and reasonable ...

Best-in-show splits industry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... opinion. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the Commission's proposal for a top 10 default list is a "blunt mechanism that will be needlessly disruptive and fails to address the more serious problem ...

Simpler fee disclosure on ASIC agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2019
... costs paid. Industry response Rainmaker Group executive director of research and compliance Alex Dunnin said ASIC's proposal to streamline fee disclosures within PDS templates is welcomed, especially the proposal to bundle all admin and ongoing fees ...

Labor pledges tougher unpaid super penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018
Labor is promising to crack down on "dodgy" employers that underpay or fail to pay superannuation with tougher penalties if it comes to power. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen proposed new measures over the weekend in a bid to curb the "enormous issue" ...

FASEA to assess professional advice designations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... ensure consistency, clarity and simplicity. SMSF Association chief executive John Maroney said he understands the current proposal is for licensees to approve 70% of a financial adviser's CPD each year. "From the association's perspective, such a proposal ...

APRA unveils new prudential measures

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
APRA has finalised new measures aiming to strengthen superannuation member outcomes that will take effect from 1 January 2020. Among the initiatives, the regulator will require RSE licensees of MySuper and choice products to assess, annually benchmark ...

Advice firm runs rule over Labor policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... of a tax deduction may be a sufficient incentive to lock money away until retirement." On capital gains tax, Labor's proposal to halve the CGT discount from 50% to 25% on all investments after a specified date, may lead to a surge of investment, particularly ...

WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... experience in investment markets, specialising in private equity and alternatives asset class, WAM said. WAM's updated proposal to take control of the LIC says it would also look to appoint Andy Smith to the investment committee. He has previously worked ...

Australian Unity fund manager steps down

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... entity says represented $2.87 cash for share. An independent board committee formed by the RE said Starwood's revised proposal did not represent compelling value for AOF unitholders. It closed Starwood Capital's access to its data room for due diligence ...

ASIC appoints to disciplinary panel

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
Heads from stockbrokers Macquarie Securities and Morgans are among new appointees to a peer review panel at ASIC. The corporate regulator has added four members to its markets disciplinary panel, which peer reviews the decisions about whether infringement ...