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Actuaries say super taxes need to be reviewed

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... services representative groups are weighing in to a debate about the federal government's uncertain position regarding superannuation tax reform. Today the Actuaries Institute said there is growing clamour for clarity around superannuation taxation arrangements. ...

Employers given October SuperStream deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... October. In a joint letter from the ATO and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), RegistrableA Superannuation Entities (RSE) were told that after October 31, 2015, the ATO will apply "a more active compliance approach". Initially this ...

Vale Phil Spathis

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Phil Spathis, the co-founder of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has died following a lengthy illness. Spathis was a driving force behind the organisation, establishing it alongside the late Michael O'Sullivan. He was the first ...

Franking credits matter, academics say

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... implications would need to be considered. "The reduction in equity returns available to domestic investors, including superannuation funds, could result in a loss of earnings to support retirement incomes; domestic investors would be encouraged to build ...

GSFM appoints institutional manager

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... are constantly in front of, and servicing, clients and prospects at the institutional level, be it with industry superannuation funds, government institutions or corporate superannuation funds, as well as the asset consultants who advise them," said ...

Funds management elite tours Asia to seduce investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... will also touch on the challenges facing Australia's financial services industry, and will particularly focus on superannuation and retirement incomes.

FEATURE: Defending wealth

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... increasingly popular. Annuities One of the most obvious product classes for this purpose is annuities. Purchased via a superannuation fund or life insurer, annuities provide a guaranteed fixed income stream over a specific term - these range from one ...

Sunsuper and AFA partner for advice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
... for more Australians," Fox said. Sunsuper national manager retail distribution and advice, Anne Fuchs, said the superannuation fund deeply believes in the power of financial advice. "We have partnered with the AFA to help contribute towards the ongoing ...

Super non-compliance endemic: ATO

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2015
Australian employers' not paying compulsory superannuation led to a national debt of more than $1 billion last year and the bill is climbing 12% annually. The figures come from a recent Australian National Audit Office report which reaffirms company ...

Internalisation has gone the full circle say CIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2015
Superannuation funds are being further driven to internalise their operations as pressure continues in an environment working towards reducing member fees. Internalisation was a key talking point during the chief investment officer roundtable discussion ...