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Demography must drive reform

ANDREW BRAGG, FSC DIRECTOR OF POLICY AND GLOBAL MARKETS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015
... offered four options to: save more work longer pay higher taxes and, be poorer. Saving more is an option which superannuation is designed to maximise. This year, the Tax White Paper will investigate how effective this policy has been. Although Australia ...

Super not "a top-up" for Age Pension: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Superannuation should no longer be considered "a top-up" for the Age Pension and the tax treatment of super debate can't be brought up in isolation, the Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive Sally Loane said in her inaugural speech. "The ...

Equip Super partners with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Equip Super has partnered with SuperFriend to offer workplace mental health and wellbeing programs. The industry super fund has added the programs to its range of employer and member services, which focuses on forging alliances that can broaden the ...

HUB24 FUA reaches $1.4 billion

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
... managed portfolios sectors - currently 45% of its FUA is invested in these areas. Revenue from its investment and superannuation platform is up 135%; total revenue is $11.86 million, up 625% from the prior corresponding period. "[We expect FUA to] approach ...

Advisers need to spell out actual retirement outcomes

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2015
Clients need to understand what kind of retirement income their superannuation savings will allow, according to NAB Wealth general manager of retirement solutions Andrew Barnett. Speaking at the MLC Investment Trends 2014 Retirement Income Report roundtable ...

Exchange tradeable version of Magellan Global Fund announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015
... chief investment officer Hamish Douglass said. The new fund is aimed at providing the $560 billion self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector with a means to better balance their asset allocations, Magellan said. Magellan's executive chairman Dr ...

Big four banks missing out on customer wealth management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... Morris believes the lag in wealth management business is due to leakage to the SMSF sector and industry funds. "With superannuation being the major component of wealth management, the big banks are facing tough competition from the trend to self-managed ...

NAB chief executive outlines misconduct policy changes

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... ratio. He added that NAB was "the first to lead with abolishing upfront commissions and moving to fee-for-service in superannuation and investments." Thorburn did concede, however, that further changes were required, indicating that in future incidences ...

Women in Super launches executive education scholarships

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... Management (AGSM) have joined forces to offer scholarships for NSW WIS members wishing to fast track their career in superannuation. The scholarships are sponsored by AGSM (UNSW Business School) and are part of WIS' drive to boost professional development ...

Privatisation backlash derails infra investing

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2015
... infrastructure recycling plans in recent (and current) state election campaigns is raising alarm bells within the superannuation sector. It was such a point of contention in the recent Queensland state election that most observers argued it played a ...