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ATO hits back at claims of inadequacy

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... Taxation Office has hit back at claims by the Senate economics committee that its "inadequate" approach to policing superannuation guarantee payments has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance. In a press release issued yesterday, the ATO ...

FPA appoints conduct commission chair

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2017
... as banking ombudsman, a presidential member of the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and chair of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. His new appointment also includes the newly created role of independent code administrator for the FPA ...

Fearless forecasting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017
... years. Buy, buy... buy! Citing Macquarie's report, the AFR printed that this will be "underpinned by a booming superannuation sector and the nation's status as a "growth haven". "Jason Todd, head of Australian macro-economic research at Macquarie, said ...

IFM wins $670m super mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... Equities Extended Alpha Fund and Asia-Pacific Market Neutral Fund. "We have seen strong interest from Australian superannuation funds in our differentiated investment approach with its blend of systematic and fundamental approaches," IFM head of large ...

Beneficiaries unfamiliar with death benefits

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... internal dispute resolution processes. This is particularly true when it comes to death benefits, according to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal. In the March quarter, the distribution of deceased members' death benefits (21.5%) was the biggest ...

ATO blamed for SG non-payment

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
The Australian Tax Office's "inadequate" approach to policing superannuation guarantee payments has exacerbated the growing problem of non-compliance, a Senate committee report found. The ATO's reactive rather than proactive practices significantly ...

Unlicensed financial services' provider convicted

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
... Multimedia Marketing, was accused of promoting and operating a scheme that facilitated the illegal early release of superannuation funds of his clients through the creation of Self-Managed Superannuation Funds. A 'round robin' scheme was operated by ...

Face-to-face advice rises at UniSuper

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
UniSuper, the $60 billion superannuation fund for the higher education and research sector, says despite the rapid growth of robo-advice, meeting financial advisers face-to-face continues to grow as the preferred approach among its members. The fund ...

Victorian DB liabilities hit $44bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAY 2017
Victoria's state budget is projecting a 13% reduction in its superannuation liabilities fueled by a positive revaluation of investment expectations and a slight fall in its defined benefit obligations. Victoria's total defined benefit superannuation ...

Pre-retirees robbing Peter to pay Paul: REST

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2017
... they risk retiring without adequate funds, warns REST Industry Super. In a new report the $40 billion industry superannuation fund reveals the growing intergenerational dependency of Australian families, with older working Australians responsible for ...