SUPERANNUATION COMPLAINTS TRIBUNAL

Superannuation

New data released by the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal shows administration and death benefits provide bulk of work....

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Editorial

Amid all the discussion around the recent release of the Government’s Stonger Super package, there existed the strong assumption that low-cost, low-fee MySuper products w...

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Superannuation

Institute of Chartered Accountants specialist Liz Westover joins with the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal in pointing out the sensitivity around rollovers in volatile ...

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Superannuation

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has warned super funds about handling rollovers amid market volatility....

Superannuation

Long delays in resolutions for complaints at the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal are undermining Australians' confidence in the superannuation system, according to Opp...

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Financial planning

A recent court ruling means decisions to reject total and permanent invalidity claims can now be challenged on much wider grounds, writes Jenny Willcocks....

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Life/Risk

Stephen Kunz looks at the insurance ownership options available to clients....

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Tools & guides

It is vital that superannuation fund members have an understanding of death benefits, says ING Australia's Scott Quinn....

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Financial planning

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal has received at boost in the Budget with an increase in funding....

Financial planning

The financial planning industry has been warned that the industry superannuation funds campaign against commission-based remuneration will not be ended if planning groups...

Superannuation

MLC has called for an extension of the powers of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal to handle SMSFs, while supporting the continuation of planner remuneration for the...

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Financial planning

The Productivity Commission has recommended the corporate regulator take a greater role in the oversight of the not-for-profit sector....

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Editorial

Dispensations granted to superannuation funds with respect to intra-fund advice are what many had hoped for but they carry the risk of reputational damage if things go wr...

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Financial planning

Low-cost advice is a good thing, writes JO-ANNE BLOCH, but some aspects of the new intra-fund advice rules just don’t make sense from a policy, enforcement or delivery p...

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Financial planning

ALENA MILES considers estate planning strategies unique to self-managed super funds....

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