COOPER REVIEW

Editorial

Lack of investor engagement with superannuation is a widespread issue. Bill Buttler provides guidance on fee comparison for retail investors, and argues standardised meas...

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Editorial

The Government’s Stronger Super policy package is positioned to deliver on MySuper and the other Cooper Review reforms but, as Mike Taylor reports, there remains consider...

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Editorial

The Government has proposed retaining higher concessional contributions caps for those aged 50 or over, however Craig Day argues imposing eligibility criteria needs furth...

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Superannuation

Accountants urge Government to get superannuation right, and then stop tinkering....

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Superannuation

Recent data has found that the majority of self-managed super funds (SMSFs) employ an individual, rather than a corporate trustee. Daniel Butler and Nathan Papson argue t...

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Editorial

Too much attention on the details can mean forgetting about the fundamentals. David Court traces the intricate eligibility rules applying to SMSFs and the consequences of...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has been taken to task for causing consumer uncertainty by taking an undue amount of time to deliver a new legislative framework covering the finan...

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Financial planning

The Government has been urged to improve default fund arrangements, as more negative reports emerge about MTAA Super....

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Financial planning

The Federal Opposition has claimed that a higher super guarantee would erode take-home pay....

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Superannuation

Self-managed super fund education provider, SMSF Academy, has labelled industry reactions to draft regulations on collectible investments as "making a mountain out of a m...

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Financial planning

Two South Australian superannuation funds, Statewide Super and Local Super, have confirmed they are having detailed discussions about a merger....

Superannuation

UniSuper has selected technology provider GBST for the provision of after-tax benchmarking solutions, which could boost member portfolio returns by as much as 2 per cent ...

Financial planning

Survey reveals strong push for Govt to restore concessional contribution caps to pre-2009 level....

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Editorial

Some trustees have called for SMSFs to be included in the compensation arrangements relating to the Trio Capital/Astarra collapse but, as Mike Taylor writes, a high price...

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Superannuation

Investors should have a good reason to start up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) and have a significant starting balance. Otherwise, they should be in an industry or reta...

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