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Grattan SG claims slammed by industry bodies

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Peak superannuation bodies have forcefully rebuked the Grattan Institute's recent claim that middle-income workers would be worse off if the Superannuation Guarantee rose to 12%. Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... has led the ASA since February 2017. Prior to this she was national director, policy and advocacy at the Governance Institute of Australia for 10 years. Fox has been a member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council since 2005, and has also served on ...

Remembering Ron Grima

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... Grima encouraged all advisers to ensure they are adequately addressing their clients' insurance needs. MND Research Institute of Australia is Australia's most comprehensive motor neurone disease research program, aimed at finding an effective treatment ...

Increasing SG costly for middle Australia: Grattan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... Lifting the Superannuation Guarantee will make middle-income earners poorer over their entire lifetime, new Grattan Institute research shows. Raising the SG from 9.5% to 12% would see a 30-year-old worker fork out $30,000 over their lifetime, Grattan ...

Putting Members' Interests First Bill reintroduced

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018, which recently came into effect. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees head of advocacy Ailsa Goodwin said: "We support the intent of this legislation to protect ...

Super fund bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... member solutions. Gensler joined Future Super four and a half years ago after a brief stint as treasurer of the Green Institute. Future Super managing director Kirstin Hunter congratulated Dunlop and Gensler on LinkedIn, saying: "Start-up or no, it is ...

KPMG names life insurance lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... director at Tillinghast-Towers Perrin. Blight-Johnston has held directorships at the Financial Services Council, Actuaries Institute of Australia, and the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. Blight-Johnston commented: "I very ...

Genetic tests no barrier to life insurance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... updated moratorium brings Australia in line with the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Holland and Sweden. At the recent Actuaries Institute Summit in Sydney Westpac Group director of insurance, finance Jessica Chen provided insight into genetic testing in the ...

Excellence in managed accounts recognised

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
The Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) celebrated excellence in managed accounts at the IMAP Managed Account Awards in Sydney last night. Seven organisations were highlighted for their commitment to the sector, across various categories ...

Associations raise member outcomes concern

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2019
... Superannuation Measures No.1) Bill 2019 requires trustees to promote the financial interests of members, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees pointed out that the proposed changes to SPS 515 do not align with the updated legislation. "We ...