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The future of super: Cooper

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2010
Super funds looking more like banks, the transformation of advice as intra-fund advice takes flight, and defined contribution (DC) plans having their own regulatory arm - these are some of the outlooks for super over the next 10 to 20 years, according ...

Equipsuper unveils fin plng campaign

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2010
... adviser for the first time," he said. TV presenter Kim Watkins hosted the forum last week. The forum also featured an expert panel including Equipsuper Financial Planning's Camille Giles, Equipsuper chief executive, Danielle Press, and other guests. ...

Fiduciary duty goes beyond APLs

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
A Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) case hearing concluded that just because a product is within a planning group's approved products list (APL) doesn't mean they have fulfilled their fiduciary duty - prompting top researchers to talk about the role ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2010
Offshore trading overnight has delivered poor leads to the Australian market on Tuesday. Wall Street reversed Friday's gains, although metals were flat to higher. Oil fell. European markets were lower, too. At 0743 AEST on the Sydney Futures Exchange ...

Rainmaker unveils winners of the 2010 Marketing Excellence Awards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2010
... Integrated Campaign', sponsored by endgame communications. TWUSuper won the inaugural award, based on the verdict of a judging panel made up of the heads of marketing at Russell Investments, CFS GAM, CommInsure, the FPA, Honner Media and Rainmaker. TWU's ...

ASFA calls on Cooper to aid SuperStream reforms

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 23 AUG 2010
... The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on Jeremy Cooper, chair of the Super System Review panel, to write a paper that will outline the right framework to deliver key SuperStream reforms. The paper will be presented at ...

CommInsure and Zurich win insurance awards

MEDIA RELEASES  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... extremely proud to see its efforts recognised through this prestigious award," said Smith. To decide the award winners, a panel of 14 judges representing all sectors of the industry ranked each finalist against an established set of criteria. Ernst & ...

Complaints against planners fall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2010
... 2009, with the bulk of those financial planning related. In addition, FOS said most of those complaints would require a panel or adjudicator to determine the outcome.

Trustees address 'young' elephant in the room

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
Credit unions and super funds share the common dilemma of how to best serve their younger stakeholders, and it's a risk that becomes more pressing as their Baby Boomer clients move on from 'saving for retirement' to 'spending their savings' phase. Mark ...

SMSFs carry underlying key person risk: report

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2010
... submissions supported the view that the SMSF sector, with a few exceptions, generally works well. This view is shared by the Panel," said the report. Graeme Colley, national manager of technical services at ING Australia, said trustees are already encouraged ...