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Aussie investors list operational alpha among top priorities

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... space to allow compliance officers and operations people to solve regulatory concerns," Ioannou said. He knows superannuation funds in Australia are investing heavily in operations and are not only measuring success by portfolio performance but the overall ...

MORE Super switches to Simple Fund 360

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... planning firms. BGL has over 7,500 clients in 15 countries using its product suite of compliance solutions for superannuation, company secretarial, investment management and general ledger. Its clients include all major accounting firms, law firms, many ...

ClearView adds annuities to wrap

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
... using the platfom from 1 July. Changes driven by feedback from advisers have also been made across WealthSolutions Superannuation, Retirement Income and Investments. ClearView said the upgrades were part of an ongoing commitment to delivering innovative ...

Vision Super looks for admin partners

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Vision Super is positioning itself as a potential partner with other superannuation funds interested in combining administration capabilities as an alternative to outsourcing large administration groups. The $7.5 billion fund recently completed its ...

UniSuper reflects on investment highs and lows

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... included several highs and lows in the process of attempting to deliver substantial member returns. The $52 billion superannuation fund said its balanced investment option remains one of the industry's top performers in 2016 despite it returning less ...

Industry fund appoints new CSO

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
A risk executive manager from Colonial First State will join an industry superannuation fund as its chief strategy officer later this month. Joining Mine Wealth + Wellbeing from 25 July is Vasyl Nair. He will lead a new corporate strategy and be responsible ...

ASFA backs super boost pledge

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
Several superannuation industry heavyweights are throwing support behind an ASFA and Money magazine initiative aiming to better connect Australians with their super. Eight super funds are joining the Super Booster Day initiative that encourages Australians ...

Last-minute accountant AFSL applications creating ASIC backlog

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016
... provision of unlicensed or unauthorised financial services in relation financial products including self-managed superannuation funds is a criminal offence and significant penalties apply. "Accountants and other advisers who have not had their application ...

SMSF payroll tax litigation under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
A superannuation and insurance lawyer says recent litigation in Queensland will be watched closely with the possibility that SMSFs could be included in payroll tax groups. Townsends Business & Corporate Lawyers special counsel Michael Hallinan says ...

Lifeplan increases investment bond options

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUL 2016
... NextGen suite as part of a surging interest in the product. Head of Lifeplan, Matt Walsh, said proposed changes to superannuation in May's federal budget triggered the interest as investors search for a tax-effective and stable investment option. Among ...