Showing 11 to 20 of 103 articles: CALASTONE PTY LIMITED | SATURDAY, 6 NOV 2021 Fund administration and the role of the transfer agent sits at the heart of today's mutual fund industry. The transfer agent's fundamental role is to administer the register that records each investor's holding of units in a fund, providing a 'single ... Read more STEVE FREEBORN | THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021 Administration operations models in the Australian superannuation market are evolving. What funds want from their providers and what service providers can offer is changing. Read more GRAEME COLLEY | FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2021 An important part of a fund's investment strategy is for trustees to consider diversification of assets. This can take place amongst different investment classes, but also within a particular investment class. Take for example real estate, which can ... Read more ANGUS MORRISON | WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021 Want to know whether superannuation should be paid to contractors? If you engage contractors, the cost of getting this wrong can be extremely high. Read more PETER TOWNSEND | THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021 The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has recently published 'Regulation 8.02B and evidence to support real property valuations' which outlines its evidence approach and requirements for real property valuations. The approach elaborates but generally ... Read more ALLY SELBY | THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020 The government's early release of superannuation scheme, introduced earlier this year and recently extended until 31 December 2020, has assisted millions of Australians to weather the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Read more MICHAEL MATHIESON | FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020 ASIC's consultation paper on advice fee consents (CP 329 Implementing the Royal Commission recommendations: Advice fee consents and independence disclosure) was issued on 10 March 2020, around the time when many organisations were introducing bans on ... Read more SIMON HADDY | THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2020 On 1 July 2020, First State Super and VicSuper merged to become Australia's second largest superannuation fund, managing $125 billion in savings on behalf of more than 1.1 million members across the education, health and public service industrie ... Read more |
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The super, super fund
DEANNE STEWART
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AWARE SUPER
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AWARE SUPER
Aware Super has marked its expansion into Europe with the grand opening of its London office.