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BGL 360 Fund commercial release imminent

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
BGL Corporate Solutions (BGL) has announced the commercial release date for its cloud-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration platform, the Simple Fund 360. The Simple Fund 360 will be released on 19 March 2014 and will include ...

Strong demand for online education: Wealth Know How

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... investors at all stages of their financial education and will include videos covering topics such as self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), fixed interest, shares and managed funds. Veteran personal finance journalist Dunn will present the first ...

Member direct investment at "high water mark": AIST

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Superannuation funds offering member direct investment (MDI) options must design them to be in the best interest of their members, according to David Haynes, executive manager, policy and research at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. ...

AIST adopts middle ground on board structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... boards, but the law should be changed to allow them to do so if they wish, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Contrary to some media reports, AIST is not falling in line with the government's stated desire to mandate ...

Retiree confidence in super on the rise

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Retirees' confidence in superannuation as a source of income is on the rise, according to a new report by National Seniors Australia and Challenger. The Second Seniors Sentiment Index found that retirees' confidence in super rose by more than 17% between ...

DomaCom added to Lonsec platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... Lonsec. The agreement puts DomaCom on the Lonsec platform opening the product up to a broader market of advisers and superannuation funds. "We are impressed with the level of interest among our clients who are keen for a property asset class solution ...

Equip enlists Medibank for health insurance

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
Private health insurer Medibank has partnered with industry super fund Equip to provide health insurance packages aligned to the needs of Equip's members. In a media release Equip said the move is aimed at enabling "a more holistic conversation with ...

US Congress votes to raise debt ceiling

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... believes is the long term sustainable level for the Australian dollar. These comments should be a filip to Australian superannuation funds with above average global asset weightings, strengthening expectations that super funds could be in for another ...

APRA to scrutinise group insurance risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... monitoring the relationships. We're also interested in the recent poor insurance experience and what it means for the superannuation funds, and also for life insurers, because we are the regulator on both sides of this equation." He said the regulator ...

Industry funds oppose bachelor degree for general advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... and have asked for them to be included in research for future amendments to RG146. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Industry Super Association (ISA) expressed these ideas in a joint submission to the Australian Securities ...