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Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... investigating the final bill of the Gillard Government's MySuper legislation, part of its wide-ranging Stronger Super reforms, on 22 January this month. While it is an advocate for making fund directors - whether individual or collectively as trustees ...

First State Super tracking well after merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... hard enough, but this was also coupled with the regulatory challenges brought on the federal governments Stronger Super reforms, and any super fund deserves credit just for rising to the challenge of either hurdle, he said. As well as better purchasing ...

AIST argues for fee-cap in MySuper submission

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013
... AIST project manager David Haynes. AIST, which had made submissions to every stage of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, has also argued for changes to the product dashboard, and to ensure that all third-party arrangements are fair. AIST's suggested ...

New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
... savings," he said. Spence acknowledged the timeliness of the new system given new trustee obligations under the Stronger Super reforms to explicitly consider the tax consequences of investing and evaluate outcomes on an after-tax basis. Qantas Super ...

APRAs' best intentions misleading: Super industry

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2012
... frequency of negative annual returns over a 20 year period. APRA's measure is part of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, which identified that many consumers - particularly those who were exposed to losses during the global financial crisis - did ...

Mercer: Stronger Super adds pressure on funds

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
The compliance and cost burden created by Stronger Super reforms will put unprecedented pressure on the Australian corporate super fund industry, according to Mercer. Mercer said since the inception of compulsory super, the number of corporate super ...

ASIC boosts Stronger Super education program

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... several initiatives to inform and educate the superannuation industry through the implementation of the Stronger Super reforms. The regulator's decision to assist the industry with complying with the Stronger Super regime follows the recent release of ...

Kinks in Stronger Super armour

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... going to be a schmozzle for the next decade." But Tony Miller, senior consultant at Russell, countered that Stronger Super reforms would lead to better governance frameworks with resultant benefits for members. Miller argued that he was optimistic, although ...

Govt targets early release schemes; defers SMSF transfer ban

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 JUL 2012
... Promoters of illegal early release superannuation schemes will face tough penalties as part of the Government's Stronger Super reforms. Minister for superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced the crack down targeting schemes promoted as a means of accessing ...

Russell launches after-tax survey

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... outcomes both on a pre-tax and after-tax basis - a requirement for superannuation fund investors under the Stronger Super reforms. "We believe this is the only survey that allows strategies to be easily compared on an after-tax basis. It will measure ...