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Superannuation

Untargeted tax subsidies inefficient

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
Tax concessions are the mainstay of Australia's universal superannuation system, but their untargeted nature makes them highly inefficient, according to new research.

ACSI lends weight to ASX plan for rights issues

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) supports an ASX proposal to reduce the timetable for rights issues to 16 days.

Super governance Bill passes amid cries of favouritism

BEN COLLINS, MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2012
The Federal opposition argues that a scale test on superannuation fund trustees inappropriately favours industry super funds.

Vision Super issues shortfall liability notices

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
Local Victorian councils have received notification of the individual liabilities they face to cover the $400 million shortfall on a Vision Super defined benefit scheme.

CSSA calls on Treasury for MySuper clarity

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
The Corporate Super Specialists Alliance calls on Treasury to provide greater clarity and details on grandfathering provisions that will apply to the MySuper legislation, or move the implementation date to 2014.

Super loyalty defies low return expectations

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
CoreData research reveals robust investor attachment to non-performing funds.

MySuper Bill could expose individual trustees to legal action

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Superannuation reforms could leave individual trustees open to litigation, causing a group of representative bodies to write to the Federal Government to voice their concerns.

Dwyer named fund exec of year

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
First State Super chief executive Michael Dwyer AM has been named Fund Executive of the Year by the Fund Executive Association Limited (FEAL) in partnership with AMP Capital.

Polarisation of super dubbed "shocking" by UK manager

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
The extent of polarisation within the Australian superannuation industry is "shocking," according to a UK-based manager.

Super to eclipse banks as primary lender: Cooper

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
Superannuation funds may have more money to lend than banks in under a decade, and could play a larger role in corporate lending than the corporate bond market, said Jeremy Cooper, architect of the government's Cooper Review.