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FSI response fans default super flames

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... super. Industry fund body Industry Super Australia has questioned the relevance of a new review just three years after Productivity Commission last looked at the issue and before any of the recommendations have been implemented. Chief executive David ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... members is put first," he said, adding that the government has recommended an inquiry into the current system by the Productivity Commission. "At the moment, the process is done through the Fair Work Commission. If there are alternative recommendations ...

Financial System Inquiry response cut-out-and-keep guide

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... legislation to improve governance and transparency in super. Progress the Retirement Income Streams Review. Task the Productivity Commission to immediately develop and release criteria to assess the efficiency and competitiveness of the superannuation ...

FSI retirement response receives support

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... (LRBAs) by super funds, in disagreement with one of the FSI recommendations. Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison said the Productivity Commission will be tasked with developing criteria and to assess the efficiency and competitiveness of Australia's superannuation ...

ASIC to be handed greater powers

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2015
... competition in the financial system by explicitly including consideration of competition in ASIC's mandate and tasking the Productivity Commission to examine the state of competition in the financial sector in 2017. The response also agrees with the ...

AMP trials tech-based advice solution

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... services giant's aims to continue to improve service efficiencies and test new ways of delivering advice to lift advice productivity, as laid out in recent financial results presentations. The new tool appears to be aimed at lowering the cost of advice ...

Seniors weigh in on national tax discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015
... spent three hours with Turnbull and his economic ministers yesterday to discuss a "common ground" in the areas of productivity, participation, fiscal policy, tax reform and retirement incomes. "Australians will not accept ad hoc, poorly-designed spending ...

Aussie pension policy needs careful adjustment: IMF

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... prosperity and maintaining Australia's position as one of the world's leading economies will require action to increase productivity and help the economy capitalise on new and emerging opportunities," Morrison said. "The IMF recognises that changes to ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... and increase returns in the low interest environment. Growers will also benefit significantly from investment into productivity and supply chain infrastructure," ANZ's head of agribusiness Mark Bennett said. First State Super recently announced an investment ...

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... and others are planning to live in retirement and hoping that everything else takes care of itself." In July the Productivity Commission released a research paper that looked at Australia's superannuation policy for post-retirement. It was clear not ...