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Blue Sky appoints CFO

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 7 JAN 2019
... 24. Walker holds an MBA from the University of Queensland, is a chartered accountant and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Blue Sky still has two key roles to fill: the chief executive role that was vacated when Robert Shand ...

ASIC sharpens focus on managed accounts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... significant growth in the sector and the expectation the solution will become mainstream in financial services, the Institute of Managed Account Professionals (IMAP) commented. While ASIC didn't elaborate on what the project entails, IMAP provided more ...

Advice associations combine for code monitoring

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... Association of Australia (FPA); Association of Financial Advisers (AFA); Boutique Financial Planners (BFP); Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA); Self-Managed Super Fund Association (SMSF Association); and Stockbrokers and Financial Advisers ...

Superannuation fund introduces fee changes

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018
... 0.20% p.a. for the first $500,000, and then 0.15% p.a. on the next $500,000. WA Super recently took out the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees' Best Member Facing Project Award for its Simple Super Advice product that provides advice ...

ASIC drags RG97 transition period

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2018
... has experienced extensive delays in the past, as numerous trustees struggled with the proposed timeframes. Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said the longer transition periods would provide the industry with ...

New mortality study adds to retirement conversation

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... use annuities. It is research they hope will help develop retirement income products including CIPRs. The Actuaries Institute and Rice Warner used UK mortality data on annuitants to calculate similar rates for the Australian population, in research funded ...

AIST awards innovative achievements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees recognised excellence and innovation in communication and member engagement at its recent annual Awards for Excellence. UniSuper took out the Best Digital Award (over $40,000 spend) for a campaign ...

IFM Investors chair lays out priorities

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... plan to increase superannuation guarantee to 12% from the current 9.5% which has contested been contested by Grattan Institute in the past. He reiterated that industry funds were beating retail funds in performance, as published in the Productivity Commission ...

Industry fund hires executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 DEC 2018
... Bank of Queensland and BT Financial Services. He also gained great leadership experience as the CEO of the Australian Institute of Management. "For the past seven years, Brett has been the general manager of client engagement with MTAA Super. [He] comes ...

For-profit lobbying leads to $53bn problem: AIST

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees believes carve-outs in superannuation reform designed to benefit the for-profit super sector are posing big problems for Australia's retirement system. Latest research from the AIST and UTS corporate ...