Government under fire over industry superannuation favouritism


The Government's apparent favouritism of industry superannuation funds is attracting increased criticisms from the financial planning industry including, most notably, the Financial Planning Association's Mark Rantall. The criticism comes as Federal Opposition Senator David Bushby called for greater accountability from APRA in the wake of controversy surrounding MTAA Super. All this and more in the latest digital edition of Money Management.
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