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Gearing for SMSFs won't be significant: Colley

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2015
... seems there might be a rule about restricting the LRBA (limited recourse borrowing arrangement) for investments by superannuation funds in direct property through gearing. "When you look at the stats on that it pales into insignificance in relation to ...

SMSF trustees warned SuperStream deadline looms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... a time-consuming process to roll the money back into their SMSF. SuperStream aims to improve the efficiency of superannuation by only allowing SMSFs to accept contributions and other information from employers electronically. To achieve this end SMSFs ...

Robo advice questions still unanswered

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... financial robo advice models yet industry heads say many questions remain unanswered. At a recent Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) forum, Mercer Innovation Hub leader Jo-Anne Bloch said robo advice makes sense from a company's ...

Hockey launches Serious Financial Crime Taskforce

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
... provide $127.6 million over four years to the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce to investigate and prosecute cases of superannuation and investment fraud, identity crime and tax evasion. The taskforce is a continuation of Project Wickenby, which finishes ...

Virgin and Mercer announce super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
Virgin Money Australia has announced the next step in the development of its superannuation fund. After appointing Greg Boyle as the company's chief executive last month, the company has entered a long-term partnership with Mercer. The partnership will ...

ASIC takes SMSF business to court

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... company which is advertising 'free SMSF setup' online. The regulator wants financial penalties and orders to stop Superannuation Warehouse Australia (SWA) from making the claim on two of its websites: superannuationwarehouse.com.au and smsfwarehoue.com.au. ...

CSRI identifies super flaws

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... post-budget forum on June 2, the Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes has identified key issues with Australia's superannuation system in its FSI submission. According to CSRI's statement, the submission "identified as a priority policies that ...

LGS launches shareholder voting website

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... will also provide a reason for their voting decision. As a rule LGS votes in accordance with Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and CGI Glass Lewis recommendations, but will vote against these recommendations if they believe there ...

ASIC delays super portfolio disclosure again

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2015
... them "to allow the Federal Government further time to consult on the detail of the requirements." This means that superannuation funds will not have to provide a hard copy of the product dashboard with the periodic statement until 1 July 2016. "This ...

Superannuation trustees under the spotlight: APRA

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
... obligations for MySuper products, other challenging issues facing the industry include potential changes to tax around superannuation; the sustainability of insurance provided through superannuation funds; and investment governance.