FS Super - Volume 5 Number 2

Volume 5 Issue 2

Administration & Management

GEMMA DALE | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

NabTrade's head of SMSF Solutions Gemma Dale shares her key take-outs from a recent study of SMSF fees and performance. ... Read more

Change is the only constant with LRBAs

PETER TOWNSEND , MICHAEL HALLINAN | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Peter Townsend and Michael Hallinan of Townsend Business & Corporate Lawyers run through some of the issues to bear in mind when participating in ... Read more

Ethics & Governance

Meeting the insurance management framework obligation

RENEE VOUTT | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

TAL's Renee Voutt gives some pointers on how to ensure insurance management frameworks meet the new prudential regulatory regime. ... Read more

Is disclosure always a good thing?

WAYNE DAVY | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Quadrant Super CEO Wayne Davy questions whether full disclosure is always in the best interest of members. ... Read more

Target benefit retirement schemes part two

EPCO VAN DER LENDE , PETR KOCOUREK , JAN BAARS | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

In part two of this paper, the authors continue their exploration of innovative approaches for collective defined contribution pension systems or ... Read more

Addressing the prudential requirements for better management of superannuation data

RON MULLINS | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

IQ Group principal Ron Mullins takes a look at APRA's evolving data requirements and the challenges they pose for superannuation ... Read more

Investment

Does private equity have a role in superannuation portfolios?

KAR MEI TANG | Comments | MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012

Dr Kar Mei Tang of AVCAL explores what role private equity can play in providing for people's retirements. ... Read more

Latest News


Corporate fund updates members on fee changes KARREN VERGARA A $12 billion corporate super fund has achieved lower investment and transaction fees for its members for the 2019 financial year.	Industry bodies react to APRA review KARREN VERGARA Several industry associations have responded to APRA's Capability Review as many weighed in on how the recommendations can improve the superannuation sector.

NFP funds dominate group insurance market KARREN VERGARA While not-for-profit funds continue to hold the lions' share of the group insurance market, new research reveals corporate fund members are more likely to take-up default insurance.	ISA lays out $416bn super saving plan HARRISON WORLEY The peak body for industry superannuation wants to see workers' retirement savings follow them from job to job by automatically rolling over into a single fund.

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Closing the gap

MELINDA HOWES
GENERAL MANAGER, SUPERANNUATION
BT FINANCIAL GROUP

After a period of hiatus, Melinda Howes returned to BT Financial Group as general manager of superannuation having realised her passion for super and the difference she can make in members' lives. Karren Vergara writes.

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Luke Hooper

Special Counsel

FS Super

The Protecting Your Super package fee and costs caps for low-balance members

The Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 (Bill) passed both houses of Parliament on the 18th of February and now ...

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Travis Dickinson

Senior Consultant

FS Super

Introducing a CGT pension bonus scheme

When an active or retained member of your fund transfers to an account-based pension, unrealised capital gains tax (CGT) provisions are released, creating ...

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Grant Suttie

Head of Service Delivery, Alternative Investment Services, Asia Pacific

FS Super

Hedge fund managers: Start thinking like a mutual fund

The hedge fund industry has evolved from its heady beginnings, when a few elite managers went unquestioned as long as they delivered superior returns.

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Bill Glover

Partner

FS Super

Banking Royal Commission: Managed investment funds under the spotlight

The banking Royal Commission focused on misconduct by banks, insurance companies, mortgage brokers and superannuation trustees. However, anyone who is ...

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