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APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... association with related entities - whether that is a parent organisation within a retail group or a nominating member or employer representative body of an industry fund - so there is adequate objectivity and challenge in decision-making and more effective ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... robust independent framework that both protects members' interests and consistently delivers outperformance. "Union and employer-appointed trustee directors of profit-to-member super funds are all independent from management and - unlike the directors ...

First Super appoints board member

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 5 OCT 2017
... the last four years." As an industry superannuation fund, First Super is governed by a board with an equal number of employer and employee representatives, as well as independent directors.

Pensioners to pay less at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2017
One of Australia's largest superannuation funds cut administration fees across all its pension products as of 30 September. Sunsuper members with an income account will now pay $1 less per week, with the $46 billion fund dropping weekly pension fees ...

Less than half pass CFA exam

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2017
More than half of new Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) candidates failed the first level of the six-hour examination, recent results from the CFA Institute shows. Of the 63,281 global candidates who took the mid-year Level I sitting (also offered in ...

Advisers can scale via workplace super clients

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 SEP 2017
... as a new and potential revenue stream, a new IOOF white paper shows. Being a designated financial adviser through an employer's super plan opens the door to attract more clients and strengthen existing relationships with clients that are small to medium-sized ...

Industry super fund hires change expert

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... transformation process that has seen us take greater direct control of our investment activities and of our member and employer advice and services." The next phase of transformation looks to bring functions in-house, expand the fund's expertise and ...

Superannuation gets another makeover

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2017
... legislation introduced by the Nick Xenophon team which proposed the removal of the $450 monthly income threshold for employer superannuation payments. FSC chief executive Sally Loane welcomed the latest reforms saying they will modernise the superannuation ...

Xenophon team introduce unpaid super Bill

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 SEP 2017
... would include an employee changing employers. Superannuation providers will be required to provide information on each employer that made contributions, the amount, and any other voluntary contributions to the Commissioner for Taxation in their annual ...

Group insurance inaction is "robbery": Inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... on the individual, rather super funds and insurers must also take action. Irons said for an individual who left their employer and stopped making contributions to the fund, but was still being charged premiums for a period of four years, is not only ...