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APRA slaps traffic light ratings on super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... they are delivering sound, value-for-money outcomes for members. SPS 515 complements the newly legislated Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No.1) Act 2019, she said. Where the legislation ...

Salary sacrifice loophole bill insufficient: ISA

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2019
... according to Industry Super Australia. That was the main point in the body's submission to Schedule 7 of the Treasury Laws Amendment Bill 2019 consultation. The bill seeks to close a loophole allowing employers to count a worker's salary sacrifice contribution ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... (Supervision) Act 1993 was recently amended to facilitate the provision. The new law is also part of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No 1) Bill 2019, which passed on April 4. ASIC Commissioner ...

Final nail in the coffin for grandfathered commissions

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... Hume revealed Coalition plans to introduce the legislation later this week, in a joint statement. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Ending Grandfathered Conflicted Remuneration) Bill 2019 implements the government's response to the final report, to end ...

Government to close super salary sacrifice loophole

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... contributions. Assistant Treasurer and Housing Minister Michael Sukkar introduced a raft of tax measures under Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Tax Integrity and Other Measures No. 1) Bill 2019 in Parliament on July 24. One of the proposals aims to protect ...

Super body opposes member interests bill

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
... particularly in light of the significant changes to default insurance and inactive accounts through the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Super Package) Act 2019 which took effect from 1 July 2019," WIS said. "There are already complications coming ...

APRA endorses review recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... as the "centrepiece of its supervisory approach" across the sector. This includes the recently passed Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation) Act 2019. "APRA's work on performance benchmarking and ...

Reform implementation timeframe too short: AustralianSuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... Australia's largest fund. Airing the fund's position on the Government's recently re-introduced Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019 in a submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, AustralianSuper ...

APRA sticks to rigid member outcomes deadline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2019
... existence of any adverse findings against them. The MySuper authorisation update is part of the newly passed Treasury Laws Amendment (Improving Accountability and Member Outcomes in Superannuation Measures No. 1) Act 2019.

Government extends early retirement scheme

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... genuine redundancy and early retirement scheme payments to those under age pension qualifying age. The Treasury Laws Amendment (2019 Measures) Bill 2019 will amend the tax law to extend the concessional tax treatment to amounts paid for genuine redundancy ...