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Stronger Super draft needs clarity

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2012
... Legislation Amendment (Trustee Obligations and Prudential Standards) Bill 2012, the second tranche of the Stronger Super reforms, with the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) having submitted its overall positive submission. "AIST ...

SPAA rallies against off-market trading ban

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2011
... transfers with particular concern that larger funds are not subject to the same rules. The government's Stronger Super reforms package includes plans to put an end to in-specie asset transfers within SMSFs amid concerns they are being used to manipulate ...

Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... ahead with plans to introduce the default super product from July 2013. Having outlined the structure of Stronger Super reforms last week, the Government has now released details around the central aspects of MySuper. These include changes to superannuation ...

MLC head calls for truce after laying blame at industry funds door

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2011
... time has come to "compete on substance rather than rhetoric." While largely supportive of the Government's Stronger Super reforms policy, Tucker expressed concern that a league table comparing the different options and costs across MySuper products could ...

Boost for corporate sector as Stronger Super details emerge

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
The Government has released the final details of its Stronger Super reforms policy, which could reduce the fees paid by super fund members by up to 40% with the vast majority of balances being commission free by 2017. From October 1 2013, employers ...

Budget 2011: "Benign" Budget a relief for finance sector

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011
... the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and corporate watchdog ASIC to implement aspects of the Stronger Super reforms. The reforms include a new administrative penalty framework, registration of fund auditors and improved data collection. The ...

Super conference ends on a high

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... devices were also used to respond to audience questionnaires, with some revealing results. When asked if the Stronger Super reforms would set the sector up to deliver best practice outcomes over the next decade for members, only 61 per cent of audience ...

Govt lays ground for Stronger Super

GOVT RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... The broad framework for the consultation process was outlined by the Minister in his announcement of the Stronger Super reforms in December last year. This framework comprises a Peak Consultative Group supported by specialist working groups. The first ...