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Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... billion Mercer Super Trust, will offer "Pillar's people opportunities for professional growth and development." NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian said Mercer has a strong track record in superannuation administration services with expertise in defined ...

Shadow Treasurer slams governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes a reintroduction of the super fund governance bill does not pass the commonsense test. Speaking at The Superannuation Opportunity conference in Canberra yesterday, Bowen slammed Kelly O'Dwyer's comments about super ...

Link makes Pillar bid

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... administration, resulting in lower service levels or higher prices "which will ultimately be passed on to fund members." NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian confirmed Pillar will be sold in December last year with proceeds going towards vital services and ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... overwhelmingly benefits high-income earners, opens new tax loopholes, and fails to deliver substantial budget repair," Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said. "The current superannuation system delivers half of all tax concessions to the top 20% of income ...

Westpac commits to social finance leadership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... families referred to the program since 2013. It aims to work with up to 400 families by the end of the five years. NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian, who also spoke at the presentation, hinted there would be further opportunities for institutional investors ...

Future Fund surges to $123 billion

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
... that is, to strengthen the Commonwealth's long-term financial position," said Future Fund Chair, former Commonwealth Treasurer, Peter Costello. Since then, however, its scope has expanded to operate as a de facto sovereign wealth fund insofar as its ...

ASIC permanently bans jailed adviser

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... stem from Whelan's conduct between 31 October 2013 and 20 June 2014. During this time Whelan misused her position as treasurer of an organisation by drawing cheques from the organisation's account and then cashing them for her own benefit. Whelan's actions ...

AustralianSuper, IFM Investors buy Ausgrid in five weeks

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... investors. A spokesman for IFM Investors confirmed the consortium began preparing its unsolicited proposal the moment Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison knocked back a foreign investment bid on August 19. Both IFM Investors and AustralianSuper have paid ...

Gender inequality still the elephant in the room

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2016
... ensure industry change is productive. Financial adviser at Integra Financial Services and previous president and current treasurer at the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) Deborah Kent agrees change is occurring in the financial advice industry ...

Super reforms finalised by year's end

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison is adamant the government's wave of superannuation reforms will be introduced to parliament by the end of 2016. Morrison released the third tranche of reforms on Friday and said the legislative amendments better target superannuation ...