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Australian shares outperform all other asset classes

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012
... said Greg Liddell, Russell's director of consulting and advisory services. As part of the government's Stronger Super reforms, legislation has recently been introduced that requires superannuation fund trustees to consider the expected after-tax consequences ...

APRA: Third line of defence in Trio-style fraud

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012
... prudential remit." APRA's plans for greater prudential control over superannuation funds were also cited. "The Stronger Super reforms will have a significant impact on funds and regulators over the next 12 months, prior to the introduction of MySuper ...

CGT relief paves way for super mergers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2012
... Industry has welcomed the move following months of lobbying, saying the relief will assist implementation of Stronger Super reforms. "It's particularly significant for the not-for-profit sector, where we know that many funds were trying to finalise mergers ...

Calls for CGT merger relief

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012
... ASFA. With the rising trend of super fund mergers in the lead up to the introduction of the Government's Stronger Super reforms, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has argued that it is fitting for the Government to provide CGT ...

Super scale requires immediate action

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
Super funds must act on scale now if they are to perform well under the Stronger Super reforms, according to a retirement head at Mercer, with forward projections a necessary outcome. Under the Stronger Super reforms, super trustees will have to determine ...

Mandatory FOFA start date confirmed for July 2013

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2012
... implementation arrangements will lower industry implementation costs as they will be able to synchronise FOFA and Stronger Super reforms." The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed the move, describing it as a "great outcome for common sense" ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... two-thirds of delegates indicated peer-performance played a significant role in determining fund strategy. "The Stronger Super reforms represent a natural evolution of superannuation regulation, particularly around governance, return objectives, risk ...

Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
Up to 6.9 million inactive super accounts will be rolled over into active accounts once the Stronger Super reforms kick in on January 1, 2014 according to Financial Services Minister Bill Shorten. The Minister was in Melbourne this morning to launch ...

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... calculated on a risk-weighted basis, the FSC has said the Government is on the mark with its response to Stronger Super reforms, though pressures on consolidation should be acknowledged. "Given the current capital requirement of just $5 million, there ...

REST and AAS sign five year deal

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2012
... will increase standards across the industry," said REST Industry Super chief, Damian Hill. In light of the Stronger Super reforms, REST and AAS plan to move more employers to pay super contributions electronically, as well as introduce measures to provide ...