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Why SMSFs are attractive to Gen X and Gen Y

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
SelfWealth managing director, Andrew Ward, says customer engagement coming from Gen X and Y self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees is increasing. Speaking at a recent executive roundtable hosted by Bravura Solutions, Ward said SelfWealth was ...

ME Bank invests $90 million for a digital future

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
Industry super fund-owned ME Bank recently completed a $90 million digital transformation allowing it to analyse big data. ME Bank is now also able to offer new variable home loans among other functions, including the ability to analyse big data, delivering ...

Boutique to manage $150m for NZ Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
A boutique fund manager has been awarded a $150 million active equities mandate by New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). Mint Asset Management will manage the active New Zealand equities mandate on behalf of NZ Super, which currently has $1 billion ...

Australian Defence Force offered super fund choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
From July next year people who join the Australian Defence Force (ADF) will receive an employer superannuation contribution of 16.4% regardless of the super fund they choose. This forms part of legislation introduced by the federal government last month ...

CSSA guided by new name and code of conduct

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
An association that represents workplace superannuation specialist advisory businesses has rebranded to better reflect its business. The Corporate Super Specialist Alliance (CSSA) will be now known as Workplace Super Specialists Australia (WSSA). WSSA ...

Super funds battle with customer interfaces

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2015
A material focus among superannuation funds is delivering integrated, online interfaces so people can manage their super alongside other finances. This focus is evident at Colonial First State, which recently invested in an innovation lab with dedicated ...

Griffith, FPA launch academic advice journal

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... launched at the annual Personal Finance and Investment Symposium hosted by Griffith's Centre for Personal Finance and Superannuation later in the year.

EOFY means new laws and new products

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
The new financial year rings in several legislative changes affecting the superannuation industry, including SuperStream, early access to super for terminally ill patients and new significant investor visa (SIV) rules. The Australian Tax Office (ATO) ...

Labor demands to see Treasury papers on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
... opposition is calling for documents to be released that allegedly show the government received advice on options to vary superannuation tax concessions prior to this year's budget. A Freedom of Information request by Labor to federal Treasury allegedly ...

AustralianSuper to pay early insurance to terminally ill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015
From today Australians with a life expectancy of two years or less can fully access their superannuation savings yet the country's largest industry fund has gone a step further and negotiated for the early release of life insurance benefits. AustralianSuper ...