Superannuation funds will get just a few weeks’ notice and no consultation before the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority publishes its controversial heat maps on ...
The super industry needs to evolve its transactional functions to be fully automated to provide super members access to their funds 24/7, ESSSuper believes....
One of the founders of Australia’s superannuation system says it’s not the system that needs to be fixed, but wages for workers....
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has called on policymakers to implement a ‘default once’ system to help superannuation members maintain a single ac...
There is a strong demand for aged care advice, according to a recent Australia Securities and Investments survey tracking consumer demands, calling into question if advis...
Growth and balanced superannuation funds saw losses in August, but more defensive funds made a positive return, according to SuperRatings....
Industry Super Australia wants unions and industry funds empowered to act as agents of the Australian Taxation Office to pursue employers who don’t meet their superannuat...
Showing superannuation fund members their projected retirement wealth encourages higher rates of salary sacrifice and engagement, according to a report....
Super Consumers Australia is launching a ‘people’s advocate’ in the super sector to improve the system for low to middle income people....
Will changes to default superannuation arrangements combine with changes to income streams serve to squeeze many advisers out of the superannuation market?...
The Financial Services Council (FSC) says there is a need to fix superannuation defaults to adjust to a high amount of multiple job holders and the creation of ‘zombie’ s...
Making extra withdrawals from superannuation every year could still cause problems for members, according to Bob Locke from SMSF specialist Practical Systems Super, despi...
Outsider notes that former Financial Services Council (FSC) policy executive and long-time political aspirant, Senator Andrew Bragg, delivered his maiden speech in the Se...
The commencement date for switching off insurance inside super for low balance accounts should be deferred to 1 October, this year, according to a leading superannuation ...
Despite the Government’s moves on deeming rates, the Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has ruled out any immediate changes to the superannuation draw-down rules....
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....