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Ban insurance commissions in super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... Commissions should be banned on all insurance products in super, including group risk and personal insurance, according to the Cooper Review's final report. Members can generally access insurance through super, and they continue to have cover without ...

Review reinforces power of fund scale

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The importance of fund scale and consolidation were some of the key issues highlighted by the Cooper Review, but some players are skeptical on the need for mega funds. In the report, the review panel pointed out that "lack of scale" was one of the key ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The Cooper Review has recommended tax file numbers (TFNs) become the primary super fund member identifier to improve member processing and make it easier for them to switch funds. The set of reforms called "SuperStream" is designed to improve back office ...

Cooper Review wants bigger role for APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
The Super System Review's recommendation to expand APRA's role among superannuation could be the key to unlocking many of the potential benefits arising from the Review. This direction in the recommendations is strategically crucial because it is not ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
Growth or recovery, slowdown or double dip? This is the question that's been bugging financial markets in recent times. This is all well and good but the problem is markets appear to be talking themselves down and are busy at work desperately searching ...

Treasury Group director departs

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
David Cooper, executive director at Treasury Group, is leaving the company at the end of the year. Cooper joined in 2002 as manager of strategic investment and then managing director in 2008 before being appointed executive director. His role will not ...

Cbus CONNECT merger goes ahead

MEDIA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2010
... that this will deliver real member benefit over the long term," he said. The merger comes on the eve of the release of the Cooper Review, which has flagged reforms to promote fund consolidation. "The process we have undergone has been detailed and rigorous ...

Short form PDS gets green light

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2010
... conduct appropriate consumer research, said the industry body. "With the imminent release of the final report from the Cooper Review, the Government's response to Ripoll, the increase in SG and other budget initiatives, and now the short form PDS regime ...

IQ Business grows 20pc due to Cooper Review

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... works with super funds and administrators to provide the expertise and technology needed to transfer member funds, said the Cooper Review has been a boon for business. "Many trustees are actively talking about consolidating. Before they haven't really ...

SMSF education gains traction

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2010
... centre for SMSF Trustees and is an educational portal in line with the preliminary report of recommendations made by the Cooper panel last month. Its point of differentiation is that it provides a central point of contact on all aspects of SMSF activity ...