Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Superannuation

Prime Super appoints independent director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2015
Prime Super has appointed Lutheran Care Community's chief executive to its board of directors.

IGR proves current welfare level is unsustainable: FSC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The results of the Treasury's Intergenerational Report prove that Australia's current level of social welfare cannot be sustained and that superannuation will play a key role in addressing the issue, the Financial Services Council (FSC) said.

Employers must do more to promote ethical culture

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
Legislation will not be enough to promote an ethical financial services industry which engenders trust, according to CFA Institute.

US fiduciary reforms will rock pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
US financial advice experts are again warning that proposed requirements to introduce fiduciary obligations on people and entities providing advice will rock the retirement fund sector.

ECT reforms pass Senate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The Parliament has passed the latest amendments to the superannuation excess contribution tax (ECT), implementing the final piece of legislation to reform the unpopular tax, says Taxpayers Australia Limited.

Retail super bounces back

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2015
The SelectingSuper MySuper (ie Workplace) rolling 12 month performance index made a remarkable recovery during January as it surged 320 basis points to reach 11.5%, with retail MySuper products stretching their short term segment lead to 0.7%.

AustralianSuper inks $1.1bn US property deal

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2015
AustralianSuper undertaken its biggest single direct property transaction and has invested almost $1.1 billion in a property in the United States.

BetaShares funds now available on AMP platforms

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
Four BetaShares funds have been added to AMP's North, Summit and iAccess super and investment platforms.

NGS Super appoints Frontier after tender process

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2015
NGS Super, the industry superannuation fund for education and community-focused organisations, has appointed Frontier Advisors as an investment advisor.

Tax concession debate "simplistic": SMSF Association

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2015
The SMSF Association's chief executive and managing director Andrea Slattery has called for a more informed debate about the cost of super tax concessions.