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Local Government Super names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... executive officer, Peter Lambert, said he was confident that all appointments showed a depth of experience in the superannuation industry. "We have an aspirational goal for our board to have 40% representation of female directors and the appointment ...

Funds wrestling with liquidity problem

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 7 APR 2015
... investments available for institutional investors to deploy their vast amounts of cash. Asked at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) Investment Interchange in Sydney last month whether he was comfortable with the level of investment ...

Rice Warner chief supports commissions cap

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... years. "The disruption that this change inevitably will cause in the Retail market may create an opportunity for superannuation Funds to increase member's awareness of their ability to take up greater levels of insurance through their group life sche ...

Argo to launch infrastructure LIC

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... telecommunications towers and electricity, gas and renewable energy utilities. "Given the growth in the Australian superannuation industry and increasing pool of investments held by self-managed superannuation funds, we see the opportunity for Argo to ...

Former MLC and Optimix executives join Findex

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
... Calligeris brings a depth of knowledge across all major classes of investment products and detailed knowledge of superannuation, risk management and compliance issues. He also has a successful history in the development of new investment products. The ...

Super breaks $2trn on way to $9trn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
Superannuation has now passed through $2 trillion and is well on its way to exceeding $9 trillion over the next 20 years, according to new research released by Rainmaker. While official figures are yet to confirm the $2 trillion marker has been crossed ...

Changes to super tax needed: AIST

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees believes changes need to be made to ensure tax concessions for super fund members and retirees are both fair and sustainable for all Australians. AIST will submit to the federal government's Tax Discussion ...

Policies can adjust super tax concessions: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia believes there are policies the federal government could implement promptly to adjust superannuation tax concessions. ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos said lifetime caps on concessional and non-concessional ...

Don't take our franking credits: Taxpayers Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
... rely on dividend income and the reduced tax from franking credits, according to Taxpayers Australia. TAL head of superannuation and Taxpayers Australia superannuation products & services manager, Reece Agland, said the Tax Discussion Paper paints a bleak ...

Energy Super appoints first independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2015
Expertise as a financial services and superannuation lawyer alongside prior directorships at several prominent Queensland companies saw Christine Maher appointed as Energy Super's first independent director on Tuesday. Maher is currently a partner of ...