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Superannuation

Voting opens on SelectingSuper's Consumer Choice award

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
Rainmaker has opened the voting on its Consumer Choice award, a new category in the 2013 SelectingSuper Awards that will be announced on 21 November.

ASMA dismisses SMSF property bubble fears

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
The Australian SMSF Members' Association (ASMA) has dismissed recent speculation that DIY investors are overheating the property market as 'a beat-up' and called on SMSF investors to invest even more in the sector.

Abbott sticks to his promise on SMSF regulation

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has made clear that he isn't planning to make changes to the self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector even after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) red flagged DIY investors' property exposure.

No bubble fears in commercial property for SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Self-managed super fund (SMSF) investors concerned about a bubble forming in the residential property sector can still find plenty of attractively valued assets to invest in the broader commercial property sector, according to Charter Hall head of direct ...

Australian Ethical MySuper option approved

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
Australian Ethical has been granted approval for its MySuper product by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).

ISN-FSC accord has its limits: Whiteley

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2013
While the retail and industry super sectors are cooperating, there remains a philosophical "line in the sand" between the two sectors that cannot be reconciled, according to Industry Super Network chief executive David Whiteley.

RBA red flags SMSF property exposure

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has joined the string of organisations that are concerned about self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) exposure to property.

Future Fund starts global search for MD

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Future Fund has kicked off a global search for a managing director and president after the resignation of Mark Burgess earlier this month.

Brogden questions ASIC and APRA roles

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) chief executive John Brogden has asked the Hockey Review take a much broader look at the role of the industry regulators.

Link calls on govt to remove Stronger Super red tape

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
The new federal government must remove red tape arising from the Stronger Super reforms to relieve compliance pressure on super funds and employers, according to superannuation administrator Link Group.