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Views sought on super form changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
Federal treasury is calling for submissions on draft legislation that will see employers no longer obligated to provide a standard choice of fund form to temporary residents or to employees when their superannuation funds merge. In November last year ...

Local Government Super names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... superannuation assets for around 90,000 members, including 60,000 employees working for local government or related employers throughout NSW.

ASIC launches planner register

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2015
... register enables consumers to find out information about their adviser before they receive financial advice. It also gives employers greater ability to assess new financial advisers and will improve ASIC's ability to identify and monitor financial advisers," ...

US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... plans, it has nevertheless said "there needs to be complementary general outreach by states, the federal government, employers and retirement plan providers to educate the American public about their savings, including on issues such as compounding interest ...

Bank super incentives 'unlawful': ISA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2015
... unpunished. "The law (SIS Act section 68A) prohibits a bank from offering business banking discounts and other incentives to employers in exchange for access to employees' superannuation," said ISA chief executive David Whiteley. "Yet there is no civil ...

Super governance at centre stage

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
... introducing independents, there must be a reasonable transition. The remaining legislative changes should allow consumers and employers to exercise choice of super fund. Most Australians think they can choose their own super fund, however many cannot ...

Tasplan Super chief executive to stand down

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
... fund with some 110,000 members, managing over $3 billion of members' retirement savings and serving more than 15,000 employers. Quadrant chief executive Wayne Davy has been appointed head of Tasplan Super, with Cassidy officially finishing when the merged ...

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
... as Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) have improved transparency, policy makers were only one part of the process and employers and regulators must do their bit to improve how the industry is seen in the eyes of consumers. "What we really need is a multi-layered ...

Law should stop banks "bundling" super: ISA

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has denounced banks offering employers incentives to "bundle" super with business banking and insurance services. In some cases, ISA's statement said, these incentives have included discounts on insurance products and ...

Corporate super adviser body beefs up to face challenges

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... legislations. The FoFA ban on conflicted remuneration means that they can no longer receive revenue from super funds to assist employers to select a default super product for their employees and, at the same time, offer their services to employees on ...