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OPINION: The Achilles heel of unbundled services

DARREN SPEIRS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2015
... unnecessarily inflating costs. In direct response to the desire for self management, the rise of unbundled services in the superannuation landscape - including establishment, portfolio administration, accounting and compliance, audit, actuarial, financial ...

Remove 10% rule for deductible contributions: SMSF Association

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2015
... removal of the 10% rule for tax deductible voluntary contributions to allow all employees access to deductions to superannuation contributions. "Removing the 10% rule would alleviate the red-tape burden for businesses providing salary sacrifice arrangements ...

MSCI makes key hire to lead local ETF charge

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2015
... process needs across a very broad number of client segments, including asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, superannuation funds, pension consultants, broker dealers and now retail channels. Theodore Niggli, the company's head of MSCI indexes in Asia ...

Corporate super adviser body beefs up to face challenges

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
... service that is valued by both employer and employee." He said that corporate super advisers now receive fees from superannuation funds for providing outsourced services. "Corporate super advisers now need to become more efficient and this means that ...

CBA dangles carrot to roll customers into Essential Super

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2015
Commonwealth Bank (CBA) is incentivising its banking customers to roll their lost super accounts into its Essential Super product by offering them the chance to win one of 10 $500 vouchers for Coles and Myer. The bank is writing to customers to let ...

FPA asks for tax deductible advice in budget submission

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... chief executive Mark Rantall said. He argued that it is important for Australians to understand the benefits of superannuation and have access to financial literacy to maintain consumer protection. "Making financial advice more affordable for consumers ...

Performance competition returning to default super

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... steady on 8.3% during October to December masks something more subtle - the return of performance competition into superannuation and the strong debut of life stage investing. SelectingSuper's December performance figures released end last month showed ...

FSI proposal to ban LRBAs "draconian"

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... to buy property. Speaking at an AFA GenXt roadshow in Sydney, Anderson referred to the FSI recommendation that superannuation funds could transfer their clients to income streams as they reach retirement. "If implemented, this would be concerning because ...

ACSI chief executive to step down

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Gordon Hagart will step down in April and return to Europe. Hagart expressed his regrets about the unexpected news but said the "difficult decision" was right for his family. "I've ...

QIC appoints independent investment chair

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2015
... QIC Global Infrastructure Investment Committee. Previously managing director of the Future Fund and New Zealand Superannuation Fund's first chief executive, Costello began his new role at QIC in late 2014. He and the committee will oversee all Global ...