SUPERANNUATION INDUSTRY

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Government needs to be chained to a set of systemic super principles to stop both sides from constantly changing the rules, according to Sunsuper’s Tony Lally....

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Superannuation

SPAA has urged auditors to register early with ASIC to ensure they can undertake SMSF audits from 1 July 2013....

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Superannuation

In a draft exposure for self-managed super funds (SMSF) related party transfers, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged Treasury to conside...

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Superannuation

Will 2013 be the defining year for self-managed super funds? Bryan Ashenden's policy overview discusses the implications for advisers....

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Editorial

Mike Taylor writes that FOFA is already beginning to change the shape and texture of the financial planning industry – something likely to be reflected in a rash of annou...

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Superannuation

Law firm warns advisers and trustees against seeking to use related party loans to overcome contribution cap limits....

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants urges industry to make clear to Government the implications of proposed related-party legislation....

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Superannuation

Warning that the Government's "lost super" move needs to be viewed in broader context....

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Life/Risk

TAL chief executive Jim Minto points to the factors driving up group insurance premiums....

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Superannuation

Treasury Secretary Martin Parkinson cautions against pressing super funds too hard on infrastructure investment....

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Superannuation

The size of Australia's largest superannuation funds has meant they are starting to behave like financial services firms, according to JP Morgan's Benjie Fraser....

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Superannuation

ASFA questions why SMSFs are excluded from enhanced data collection requirements for superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

Consumers may be left unprotected if the regulators do not jointly implement the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) framework under new super fund reporting requirements, ...

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Funds management

If the ASX continues to concentrate around mining and resources, it could hurt the allocation to Aussie equities by super funds, according to ASFA's Gordon Noble....

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Superannuation

Peter Townsend points out the pitfalls with respect to the way a person's legal history can impact their eligibility to be an SMSF trustee....

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