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Trustee outsourcing deals in regulator spotlight

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2010
... operations of all super funds, an activity that is only going to become more intense following the recommendations of the Cooper Report that APRA develop a Code of Trustee Governance. The research was contained in a paper being presented to 18th University ...

ASFA adds to policy strategy team

ASFA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2010
... in the soon to be opened Melbourne ASFA office. "Given all that is happening in the industry and particularly with the Cooper Report, Jules already has a long list of projects," Vamos said. "He will be working closely with ASFA members and key stakeholders ...

GESB can manage tougher measures on capital reserves

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
WA-based GESB said the super fund supports the Cooper Review's recommendation on new capital requirements and said it won't be an issue even if - in theory - the super fund grows to $350 billion, the average size of a super fund by 2035 based on Treasury ...

Maritime and Auscoal Super in merger talks

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
... of March according to Rainmaker Information, and the $5 billion-plus Auscoal Super, were in merger talks. "The direction Cooper's taking [is] that there is the potential for larger funds to provide lower fees and better services, but it's a case-by-case ...

New-found optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2010
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." Maya Angelou Asia is up, Europe is up, Wall Street is up... for three days straight. But what has changed? Nothing really except for investors and speculators getting ...

AAS, Pillar and Superpartners brace for SuperStream

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... Pillar Administration and Superpartners - have formed an affiliation that will take on board the recommendations from the Cooper Review to improve super fund back office efficiencies. The Superannuation Exchange Affiliation, or SEA as it is known, follows ...

QIC adopts lifecycle investing

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... to typical current investment practices." Dynamic lifecycle investing is consistent with guidelines put forward by the Cooper Review for its 'MySuper' superannuation product, said QIC. "The Cooper Review has called for superannuation products that are ...

Olive branch for SMSF art investors

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
SMSFs' investments in exotic assets including art may be banned if the Cooper Review's recommendations go ahead - but one of the review's panelists, Meg Heffron, said art is still an option for investors, if they restructure their fund. Heffron, one ...

Central plank of Cooper Review is MySuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Following a year-long study on the efficiency of the superannuation system, the Cooper Review panel recommended the Government introduce a new default fund option for the masses to be called 'MySuper', a simple solution with dramatic consequences. The ...

Cooper recommends info dashboard for members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Cooper has advocated super funds create a standardised plain English 'dashboard' for members that allow them to compare the risk of different investment options and find out the fees and costs of each option. Released this morning, the Super System ...