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Planner associations at different stages globally

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... lack of compulsory superannuation obviously makes a significant difference along with the three reviews (Henry, Ripoll and Cooper) on Australia's industry also having an effect, yet it is also the stage at which the industry is developing that determines ...

Treasury rebuffs MySuper critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... place in how policymakers believe the industry should factor in behavioral economics. David Gruen, who was a member of the Cooper Review panel, and Tim Wong from the Macroeconomic Group in the Australian Treasury, were speaking at last week's Australian ...

Super tax breaks unaffordable: Treasury

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... briefing on its website. For superannuation, the Self Managed Super Fund (SMSF) sector and critics of the recently released Cooper Report in particular, the Red Book briefing is explosive. "The superannuation system is increasingly leaking revenue, with ...

Real return to balance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... cultivated many years ago, preventing investors from moving nimbly between the various asset classes, said a fund manager. Greg Cooper, Schroder Investment Management Australia chief executive, explains that while there used to be balanced funds that ...

Much ado over more of the same

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2010
All dressed up and nowhere to go. Yup! Wall Street went nowhere alright. A day before last night's Federal Open Market Committee Meeting (FOMC), Wall Street was all prepped, seemingly ready to take it all, whatever the Fed decides - or more, importantly ...

WA senator appointed super shadow minister

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2010
... stated policy objectives around adequacy and industry efficiency including the implementation of key recommendations of the Cooper Review, particularly SuperStream," said ASFA chief executive, Pauline Vamos.

Shorten takes on superannuation portfolio

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... to achieve the government's pre-election commitments to lift the SG to 12 per cent, implement the recommendations of the Cooper Review, and ongoing reform in the financial services sector," said AIST chief executive, Fiona Reynolds. "We congratulate ...

Securities lending back at pre-GFC levels

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2010
... also welcomed increased involvement of super fund trustees in decisions around securities lending, as recommended in the Cooper Review. This is because it can lead to greater awareness over the benefits of short selling, which can include more efficient ...

No easy fit for health insurance: super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2010
... savings and healthcare industries, but achieving this goal is a long way off - if it ever happens, insurers say. Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review predicts health insurance to merge with super as part of the evolution of life insurance ...

Member engagement still strong: Russell

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2010
... consolidating their funds. "Categorising members into segments based purely on whether they make an active investment choice as Cooper has done overlooks a whole range of member behaviours," said de Mestre. "What we've found is engagement occurs across ...