MYSUPER
APRA told superannuation funds will struggle to meet operational risk reserve targets during what is the worst possible time....
People & Products
AMP Financial Services has announced the appointment of Libby Roy as director of corporate superannuation....
Superannuation
The Industry Super Network has urged the Productivity Commission review into default super to consider ISN-commissioned research findings that past superannuation fund pe...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has reinforced its calls for an extension to the timetable for the implementation of MySuper....
Superannuation
The AIST will be lodging a further submission with the Productivity Commission reinforcing that default superannuation funds must be 'fit for purpose'....
Superannuation
The Productivity Commission's core recommendations on default funds will open up the sector to more players and reduce the primacy of industry super funds....
Superannuation
The Productivity Commission draft report on default superannuation funds under modern awards recommends opening up the sector to all approved MySuper products. ...
Financial planning
Quadrant chief executive Wayne Davy said using lifecycle products as MySuper products would not be a "one-size-fits-all" panacea when what members really needed was scale...
Funds management
With a growing number of non-Shariah-compliant Australian investors interested in its Islamic finance products, MCCA has confirmed that it has plans to launch a property ...
Financial planning
Plum is adding an online calculator and member education centre as well as other online content in a bid to boost member engagement....
Superannuation
The Federal Treasury has been asked why CGT rollover relief cannot be extended to SMSFs merging with APRA-regulated funds....
Editorial
Multi-manager funds might have done well on the inflows front, but the dispersion between returns across the sector has been at its widest for a number of years. This cou...
Superannuation
The same timing problems which impacted FOFA are now impacting MySuper....
Editorial
With the FOFA, Stronger Super and MySuper reforms finally taking shape, the financial services industry has a clearer picture of what the future holds, writes Chris Kenne...
Superannuation
The Treasury has invited consultation on its proposal to provide merging APRA-regulated superannuation funds with the option to roll over tax losses to the receiving enti...
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