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IOOF WealthBuilder options get highest Lonsec ratings

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... wealth management Renato Mota said, "Investment bonds offer a great tax-effective investment structure outside of superannuation, so it's not surprising that an increasing number of investors and financial advisers are choosing them." "We now offer investment ...

Statewide chair collects AIST Trustee of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
Statewide Super independent chair Juliet Brown has collected the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Trustee of the Year. Presented the award at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Adelaide, AIST president Angela Emslie ...

New insurance industry guidance on its way

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
Superannuation trustees will soon be able to access a document that provides all the information required to fully and better understand their fund's insurance business. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds yesterday, Industry Funds ...

Bravura gives VicSuper tech overhaul

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... be "the vanguard of personalised digital service delivery" not only for its 240,000 members, but for the wider superannuation industry. That ambition is being helped by the announcement of a partnership extension with superannuation software provider ...

No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... improve investment performance but suggests that independence is important in maintaining the legitimacy of the superannuation system. The Federal Government has set instilling independence within the governance of superannuation as a key priority for ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Tom Garcia believes one of the keys in defining super's purpose will be including an adequacy benchmark. Garcia admits an adequacy benchmark will be "devilishly hard to define" but ...

ESSSuper appoints transformation chief

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
The $24 billion emergency services industry superannuation fund, ESSSuper, has appointed a chief transformation officer. Tim Richardson joins ESSSuper from NBN Co. He has also held roles at ANZ Wealth, NAB Wealth and KPMG. At ESSSuper, Richardson will ...

SuperStream sees 70% of member contributions

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
Over 70% of members' superannuation contributions to APRA-regulated funds are being sent through SuperStream, according to ATO figures. The new electronic payment standard saw 22.8 million contribution transactions in the September 2015 quarter alone. ...

ANZ appoints PwC for OnePath compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... businesses. ASIC raised concerns following ANZ breach reports in 2013 to 2015 regarding life and general insurance, superannuation and funds management activities within OnePath, which resulted in roughly $4.5 million in compensation and "other remediation" ...

Industry super fund head to join Myer Family Company

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... support provided to me during my stewardship of Equip. Today, this fund is recognised as a progressive leader in the superannuation field, and I am proud of the contribution that I have made to that success." Fairley said Press leaves Equip with a strong ...