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SMSFs not exempt from tough reviews: Bowen

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Minister of superannuation Chris Bowen said self-managed super funds will not be exempt from strong government scrutiny - as the government cracks down on the sector's accountability, efficiency and governance issues. Speaking at the ASFA conference ...

Super funds need to reset agenda: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2009
Super funds must take control of their priorities and purpose - and address the current "funds management mentality" that prevails in the industry, said Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Superannuation Systems Review. Cooper posed the question of whether ...

Rising risks in liquidity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Member investment choice (MIC), Lost Super and the 30-day portability rule are just three of many "hidden" variables that further complicates liquidity risk management for many super funds, said Howard Rosario, chief executive of Westscheme. Speaking ...

Retirement worries worse than job loss

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
Put aside mortgage worries and losing one's job - Australians are more concerned about having enough money to retire on than keeping the family home and their work, new research by ASFA shows. Recent findings from Auspoll commissioned by the Association ...

Adviser recruitment plagues super funds

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
One of the major hurdles facing super funds in the post intra-fund advice relief era is attracting and maintaining qualified advisers, said an industry expert. David Anderson, business leader of Mercer's outsourcing business for Asia Pacific, told an ...

Equities could deliver zero returns: JANA

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
JANA's longtime investment expert, Ken Marshman, predicts there's a 25 per cent chance that equities as an asset class will deliver low to zero returns over the next 10 years - a grim reality that should spur trustees to start lowering the risk in their ...

Super about national not personal savings: Morgan

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2009
Australia's growing current account deficit will inevitably lead to further policy action to increase national savings and the super industry will play a key role, said David Morgan, former chief executive of Westpac. Morgan told the ASFA conference ...

Years of living dangerously

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2009
Australians earning $60,000 a year or less could be forced to live on half that income when they retire, if the Government makes changes to super that "unintentionally" disadvantages low to middle-income earners. Industry body ASFA challenged new Treasury ...

Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Industry bodies have welcomed the government's move to provide a free superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation ...

Super should not be compulsory: Cox

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
Eva Cox, a woman's rights advocate and social activist, said super should not be compulsory for all Australians - and lambasted the industry for failing to meet the savings needs of the wider Australian public. Debating on whether SG should be raised ...