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ING DIRECT balanced option gets 'recommended' rating

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2015
The ING DIRECT Living Super Balanced Option has been given a 'Recommended' rating by Lonsec in its first review. ING DIRECT pitches the product as the first balanced option available to all Australians with no administration, contribution or management ...

Adviser remuneration "critical": Trowbridge Interim Report

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2014
... submissions on these topics are invited and will be open until 30 January 2015. The Financial System Inquiry final report recommended the Government considers the Trowbridge Report in its response to the FSI next year.

FEATURE: 2014 year in review

MARK SMITH, LAURA MILLAN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2014
... took matters into its own hands, launching a policy framework for the retirement phase of superannuation in which it recommended, among other things, that MySuper be extended to the pension phase. Meanwhile, Mercer and Equip have developed innovative ...

Solve super tax inequity, says Murray

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2014
... superannuation concessions. The second highest decile receive just under 20% of the total tax concession benefits. The report recommended two solutions to this inequity: first, a reduction in the non-concessional contribution cap, and better targeted ...

Advisers debate insurance commissions ban

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... they will adapt if/when this becomes reality," DPR Accountants director David Rae told Financial Standard. The FSI recommended that upfront commissions for insurance should not exceed ongoing commissions and said the government should ban all life insurance ...

Government Cyber Security Strategy already out of date

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... implementation and greater collaboration across the industry and between the public and private sectors. The report also recommended that the government establish a formal framework for cyber security information sharing and response to cyber threats. ...

FSI calls for tax relief to switch out of legacy products

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... switch to new and improved products without being whacked with capital gains tax, the Financial System Inquiry has recommended in its final report. It is estimated that approximately 25% of all funds under management are in out of date or uneconomic ...

FSI report favours longevity pooling

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
The Financial System Inquiry final report has recommended superannuation funds make more use of longevity pooling in their retirement products. The report recommended that super funds offer a quasi-default 'comprehensive income product for retirement' ...

SPAA "disappointed" by the FSI's SMSF borrowing recommendations

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... it could be a threat to people's retirement savings." In its final report handed down yesterday, the Murray Inquiry recommended that government reinstate the prohibition on direct borrowing for LRBAs by superannuation funds. It said that the government ...

Murray calls for end to LRBAs

ALICE URIBE  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
The Murray Inquiry has recommended that government reinstate the prohibition on direct borrowing for limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) by superannuation funds. It said that the government should restore the general prohibition on direct ...