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ASIC enters new era as industry funding model passes

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... will benefit through the more accountable use of the funds provided for the task." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees welcomed the new laws, saying they would lead to greater regulatory transparency, but might also lead to higher costs. ...

Super tax reforms take effect

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
The suite of superannuation taxation reforms affecting contributions, CGT relief and transition to retirement income streams have passed through Parliament. Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer said the amendments under the Treasury ...

Age Pension changes looming

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... the changes will not affect the value of the pension, the DSS warned. "The age at which people can access their superannuation does not change. That remains between 55 and 60, depending on when you were born." It estimates in the next 40 years, the number ...

Mercy Super appoints new chief executive

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... adviser, women's financial adviser and retirement products officer. Tancred currently sits on the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia's executive committee, the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment advisory board and the Australian Dental ...

Robo-advisers expected to meet fiduciary rule

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUN 2017
... more relaxed position on digital advice, yet the SEC's hardening attitude plus the launch of several app-based superannuation products purporting to offer advisory support is likely to influence the future direction of this policy. According to reports ...

Gen Y leading retirement readiness: research

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
... respondents believed they would need to fund their lifestyles in retirement and how much they expected to have in their superannuation. For Gen Ys, the gap was the lowest at $220,295. Baby boomers had the highest gap at $500,516. Gen Ys also had the ...

Queensland DB super liabilities tipped to fall 18pct

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017
Queensland's public sector superannuation liability is expected to fall $7 billion over the next five years, and this is despite the state's defined benefit scheme surplus being partially repatriated. The figures were published in the Queensland Government ...

Not too late to maximise super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... legislative changes only a few weeks away, advisers should be on top of boosting clients' super balances, according to a superannuation expert. Perpetual Private head of strategic advice Colin Lewis told Financial Standard one of the most critical tasks ...

Agriculture high on industry fund agenda

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
Australian superannuation funds could take the country's agriculture sector to the next level in global competitiveness but they will need help in doing so. Industry Super Australia has published a discussion paper that responds to calls for the $2 ...

Collaboration call for SMSF auditing

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... platform this week and the new product is aiming to encourage industry collaboration. Auditors across the self-managed superannuation industry now have the opportunity to licence the Evolv White platform. Evolv said the business is partnering with like-minded ...