SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

APRA has been questioned over the appropriateness of industry fund directors’ fees exceeding $1 million a year....

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Superannuation

The FSI final report’s recommendation that superannuation fund trustees be required to provide longevity protection represents a “retirement revolution”, according to Cha...

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Superannuation

Australian superannuation funds are targeting alternative investments and taking on greater risk in an effort to meet members’ expectations, a report shows. ...

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Superannuation

SPAA’s Graeme Colley claims ATO data does not support suggestions young people are rushing to set up SMSFs....

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Policy & Regulation

Clive Palmer believes Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) laws have overlooked superannuation funds, expressing fears that the protection of industry super fund members cou...

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Superannuation

Australian super funds’ median growth fund returned 1.4 per cent over October 2014, according to the Morningstar Australian Superannuation Survey. ...

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Financial planning

The time is ripe for Australian superannuation funds and the financial services sector to start looking towards Asia and playing in this region....

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Superannuation

YBR chairman, Mark Bouris, claims super fund members are ripe for the picking by industry disruptors....

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Superannuation

Banks’ claims that the MySuper regime will adequately protect consumers “is absurd”, ISA chief executive, David Whiteley believes....

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Superannuation

Despite being seen as a metric for engagement, super fund members checking their balance does not necessarily indicate engagement rather it likely signifies a member is e...

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Superannuation

Industry superannuation funds are continuing to outperform bank-owned alternatives, new data from SuperRatings reveals....

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Australian super funds have started the new financial year on a positive note, with the median growth fund returning 0.8 per cent....

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Superannuation

Research showed Australian super funds slid down rankings of the world’s largest 300 pension funds as the dollar weakened....

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People & Products

Investment advisory firm Frontier Advisors has announced appointments and internal promotions in different areas of the firm....

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Superannuation

Chant West data showed super funds saw positive growth in July, with the median growth fund (61-80 per cent growth assets) producing 1.2 per cent...

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