SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

Superannuation funds will need to adopt a ‘horses for courses’ approach when considering if and how they implement in-house funds management, the CIFR believes....

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Superannuation

Legislating for non-profit superannuation funds’ boards to be made up of one-third independent directors would be a backward step, the AIST believes....

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Financial planning

Accountants are being offered a licensing solution that will enable them to continue to provide SMSF advice without the loss of client control....

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Superannuation

Challenger has renewed calls to address longevity product reform after the release of the 2015 Intergenerational Report....

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Life/Risk

Increased investment from unlisted funds, offshore investors and superannuation funds drove Australia’s retail property sector to a third consecutive year of record inves...

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Superannuation

Pay inequality will cause a retirement gender gap with one in three women having not a superannuation fund at all, according to ASFA....

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Superannuation

Australian superannuation funds are among the least risky investment options available alongside stock exchange services, and crisis and care accommodation, according to ...

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Superannuation

Challenger is surfing an annuities wave generated by retiring baby boomers....

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News

Trying to service retired members predicted to placed increased pressure on superannuation fund cost structures....

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Superannuation

Almost half of all working Australians have more than one superannuation account, and they pay $532 a year in fees per account....

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Superannuation

As competition continues between industry and retail funds, new research released by CoreData suggests the industry fund sector has nudged in front when it comes to brand...

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Superannuation

Super funds rounded out last year with higher than expected gains, bringing the five year median growth rate to eight per cent, according to SuperRatings. ...

Superannuation

APRA says it has reduced the compliance burden of super funds under its watch by changing a definition and cutting back on heavily-criticised duplication in reporting req...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds’ marketing budgets would be better spent on email and newspaper campaigns than on TV advertising, new data reveals....

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Superannuation

SMSFs breed more satisfied Australian customers than their industry and retail counterparts, according to a survey. ...

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