SUPERANNUATION FUND

Financial planning

The Australian Taxation Office has renewed its campaign aimed at reuniting people with their lost superannuation accounts....

Financial planning

The Federal Government will kick off the multi-million dollar awareness campaign surrounding choice of superannuation fund in April....

Life/Risk

Australians should receive a minimum of one dollar per week of death insurance cover and the Government must do more to educate the public about the potential pitfalls as...

Financial planning

The Federal Government is claiming a victory with respect to the implementation of its superannuation co-contribution scheme, quoting Australian Taxation Office figures i...

Financial planning

The looming choice of fund rules are beginning to have a positive impact on superannuation fees, as retail providers cut costs to compete with cheaper industry and not-fo...

Financial planning

Gambling and the growing misuse of online banking have been identified as the major drivers of corporate fraud in Australia, according to KPMG....

Financial planning

Question: My client will be commencing an allocated pension prior to her 55th birthday using the unrestricted, non-preserved monies in her superannuation fund. She requir...

Financial planning

The Australian Democrats have indicated they will back a policy to ban commissions on compulsory superannuation guarantee (SG) contributions if it is shown financial advi...

Financial planning

The Australian Democrats have moved quickly to outline elements of their superannuation policy ahead of next month’s Federal election by announcing a five point plan whic...

Funds management

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is encouraging trustees to apply early for licences under the Superannuation Safety Amendment Act 2004 by assuring them it ...

Financial planning

Superannuation funds with fewer than 50 members may still pay a defined benefit pension under a one-year transitional rule. Liang P Leow reports....

Superannuation

The Australian Tax Office has issued a stern warning to the 560,000 Australians managing their own super by releasing guidelines clearly outlining instances in which trus...

Editorial

Master trusts have changed the corporate superannuation landscape to the extent that winding down a fund and outsourcing to a master trust is now de rigeur....

Financial planning

Industry Fund Services has vehemently rebutted a barrage of stinging accusations directed at it by South Australian Liberal back-bencher Grant Chapman, who used parliamen...

Financial planning

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has banned two Melbourne-based trustees from the industry after a number of serious Superannuation Industry Supervis...

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