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ISA urges government to keep super safety net

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
... cost employers $1.8 billion. Dropping the safety net would allow retail MySuper funds to compete in the default superannuation sector, but ISA's statement said it would "impose a time-consuming financial and legal burden on employers who are conscious ...

Government needs to allow retail default super

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... Financial Services Council (FSC) has petitioned Government to allow APRA-approved MySuper funds into the default superannuation market. Arguing that the current system stifles retail competition with industry funds, FSC chief excecutive Sally Loane said ...

Hockey slams Labor super tax proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
... the viability of any Labor tax reforms. "Look at the mining tax, look at the carbon tax and now they've got a new superannuation tax," he said. When asked about his own views concerning super tax treatments - an issue raised in Hockey's recent Tax Discussion ...

Industry responds to Grattan report

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
Industry Super Australia and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have responded to the latest Grattan report on superannuation fees. In a statement, ISA chief executive David Whiteley said the report served as further evidence of bank-owned ...

AMIST Super reappoints NAS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
... management, industry fund AMIST was originally set up to serve the meat industry and its associates. It now provides superannuation services to the wider community.

ALP outlines superannuation tax policy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015
The federal ALP opposition has outlined a change to their superannuation tax policy that they estimate could save $1.4 billion per year and help rebalance superannuation. The policy was outlined by shadow Treasury spokesperson Chris Bowen who said it ...

No changes to neg gearing, super in Budget

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... Minister and Assistant Treasurer have said there will be no changes to tax policy regarding negative gearing or superannuation. On speculation that the government might act to limit negative gearing on residential property investment, when Prime Minister ...

Hedge funds bare all to seduce instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... investor base." While this is a global trend for hedge funds, the phenomenon is even more acute in Australia, where superannuation fund members expect their funds to be fully transparent in their investment strategy. "The demand for transparency and ...

BNP becomes UniSuper master custodian

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2015
... custodian following a tender review process. NAS was UniSuper custodian for 23 years, but Australia's third largest superannuation fund determined that "BNP Paribas was best placed to meet UniSuper's evolving custody needs." UniSuper head of portfolio ...

Grattan issues new report on super fees

ALEX BURKE, ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2015
... controversial "Super Sting" report in 2014, Grattan Institute has released a new report that continues to argue Australia's superannuation industry has excessive costs. The report, titled " Super Savings ", reiterates Grattan's previous points about ...