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Employee rehabilitation key to reduce claims costs: AIA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... Rehabilitation for employees and early intervention could be the key drivers in reducing the claims costs experienced by superannuation funds, employers and employees in what remains a challenging life insurance market, according to insurer AIA Australia. ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
Well over half of all superannuation funds still do not have any independent trustee directors, and most of those have no intention of appointing any, a report by Mercer has found. According to the Mercer Superannuation Governance Survey 2014, 19 of ...

Bravura adds new global product development role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... an ABB Company. Bravura currently has nine contracted Sonata projects underway around the world covering wrap, superannuation, life insurance and KiwiSaver, across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia. There are a number of additional opportunities ...

Govt begins long-awaited retirement income review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... discussion paper. The 21-page paper discusses measures to overhaul the entire regulatory regime of the drawdown phase of superannuation. It deals with three areas: the regulation of superannuation income streams; specific impediments to the development ...

FSC's Storniolo leaves to join BT

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2014
... Prior to Asgard, she held executive management roles and specialised in product development and management across superannuation, managed investments, retirement incomes and group insurance with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Macquarie Bank.

Senate saves the LISC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
The low income superannuation contribution (LISC) scheme has been saved after the Senate blocked the repeal of measures related to the mining tax. The LISC, which was a spending measure associated with the Minerals Resource Rent Tax, was saved after ...

HIP Super's Ross Bernays launches new business

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
... eventuate. Commenting on his return to finance, he said: "I remain passionate about the delivery of quality outcomes for superannuation fund members and other investors, the development of portfolio construction for sustainable long-term growth and searching ...

Gen Ys most keen on intra-fund advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... advice offer to members and using this as a tool to start the conversation with younger members about the value of superannuation savings," CoreData head of financial services Kristen Turnbull said. But intra-fund take up is still low; with only 33.5% ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... Egyptian Exchange and the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Reynolds, who was chief executive of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) before taking the London-based role with PRI, said: "The Australian Securities Exchange is not involved ...

Are super funds the new shadow banks?

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
Superannuation funds are increasingly behaving like shadow banks and should be regulated as such, an economist and pension expert from the UK has warned. Dr Bernard Casey of Warwick University said stricter global capital requirements are seeing new ...