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Insurers grow market share at cost of profits

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
... Thierry Bareau argued that the positive market share growth can largely be explained by ongoing aggregation of superannuation funds. "For example, super fund mergers announced over the past 12 months include Sunsuper and Chifley FuturePlus, while PrimeSuper ...

Super is working but can be improved: Ripoll

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 FEB 2015
Superannuation is succeeding in its aim of lifting standards of living for Australians in retirement, but there are inequalities and looming challenges that should be addressed, Shadow Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation Bernie Ripoll ...

Pro-active, timely responses avoid SMSF penalties

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... penalties from the ATO. That was the advice dispensed by ATO director of SMSF income tax & regulatory programs for superannuation Nathan Burgess and Belinda Aisbett, director of SMSF audit specialist Super Sphere. "Ignoring the ATO and hoping the problem ...

MLC fund is Roy Morgan retail super fund of the year

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... corporate and institutional wealth Paul Carter said. "We partner with our members to not only deliver outstanding superannuation returns, but also market leading insurance protection and trusted financial advice through their super fund. "For example ...

Government urged to leave super taxation alone

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
A shake-up of taxation within superannuation would undermine confidence in the country's retirement savings system, according to SMSF Association patron Sir Anthony Mason. Addressing delegates at the SMSF Association's National Conference in Melbourne ...

AMP profit up 32% in 2014

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2015
... from $3.6 billion outflows in 2013. Despite the platform growth at AMP just 12% of their platform business is non-superannuation, highlighting continued challenges AMP has in broadening its product base. AMP Capital external net cashflows were $3.7 billion ...

In the archives: Mavis Robertson on the importance of more women on boards

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... gender gap within their ranks. Back in 2010, Financial Standard attended the Women in Super roundtable where leading superannuation executives, including Mavis Robertson, discussed why more women should have seats on superannuation boards. Here are extracts ...

Super only 35% of retirement nest egg

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Australians don't believe that superannuation will provide adequately for their retirement and expect that it will contribute a little more than one third of their retirement nest egg, ING Direct research revealed. Superannuation is expected to represent ...

Grant Thornton appoints former KPMG principal

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... financial services capabilities. Mattera was previously a principal at KPMG, where she worked primarily with retail superannuation funds, corporate funds and industry funds. "It's a pivotal time to be leading our financial services clients through this ...

Vale Mavis Robertson AM

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
Mavis Robertson, one of the pioneers of the Australian superannuation sector, has died. Robertson's career spanned more than six decades in the union movement and then in superannuation as fund secretary of BUS (Building Unions Superannuation) and AUST ...