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HESTA has welcomed the decision by AGL to scrap its de-merger plan, after spending an estimated $160 million, and the chief executive and chairman resigned....

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Superannuation funds have a role to play in providing advice as research by KPMG has found those members who sought advice were less likely to switch funds during market ...

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The merger between BT Super and Mercer will help advance Mercer on its mission to be the best superannuation fund in the market while members could see more than 25% fee ...

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Progress to gender financial equality saw the worst start to a year in a decade despite a significant win in superannuation savings for women, according to the latest Fin...

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Wilson Asset Management founder, Geoff Wilson, has written to both political parties to seek understanding there will be no changes to superannuation rules following the ...

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APRA chair, Wayne Byres, says the regulator is eyeing sub-standard superannuation products and practices through a combination of the performance tests, heatmaps and a “m...

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Comprehensive advice offerings in superannuation funds have seen a steady decline over the last few years in favour of referral process while scaled advice has stayed fai...

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Only 10% of superannuation members want to be referred to an adviser before they retire, while 50% want information to help them choose a retirement income solution, acco...

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The introduction of standards has failed to prevent delays when rolling over funds from APRA-regulated funds to self-managed superannuation funds, according to the SMSF A...

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The Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) may set a benchmark when it comes to what is good practice for retirement strategy without diminishing the value offered by financial...

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The SMSF Association has called for a bipartisan approach to the non-arm’s length expenditure rules, strongly arguing in favour of them being appropriately targeted and f...

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Superannuation funds are questioning the methodology used for Choice heatmaps, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, days after Treasury questioned...

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