SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Editorial

The Financial Services Reform Act (FSRA) looks set to result in further compliance and legislative costs to superannuation funds offering member investment choice, warns ...

Financial planning

The Australian Tax Office has handed down its first ever product ruling to the Macquarie banking group for its Macquarie Instalments IMC series, confirming the group’s de...

Financial planning

The growing use of master trusts in public offer corporate superannuation has continued to boost funds under management and member levels, according to a survey conducted...

Financial planning

Superannuation reform could be as far off as it has always been, despite this month’s budget announcements. GEORGE LIONDIS reports....

Financial planning

Two ex-employees of major research houses, Angela Ashton and Amanda Crowley, have set up their own independent research group, Investment Research Solutions (IRS)....

Financial planning

Specialist investment research group 5Di will expand its operations and move into supplying its own manage the manager (MTM) style investment funds....

Financial planning

The Government is expected to meet stiff opposition over its plans to place its choice of superannuation fund policy firmly back on the political agenda....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) have successfu...

Financial planning

Industry super funds have accepted member choice is probably inevitable, but will argue for a socially responsible model as the compromise, says Industry Fund Services ex...

Superannuation

Most financial planners could be excused for thinking that things have gone a little quiet in the world of superannuation....

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has today voiced strong opposition to the Labor party’s announcement that it would oppose the Government’s plans to cut the rate ...

Financial planning

The advice planners provide to clients goes hand in hand when it comes to what planners do with their own super. <caps>FIONA MOORE</caps><b><caps> </caps></b>asked three ...

Superannuation

The women’s rights movement has led to a raft of change an helped create the equally balanced society we live in today. But when it comes to superannuation, women continu...

Superannuation

Superannuation is a hot topic in the industry at the moment for a few reasons....

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has given up on its call for the Government to conduct a wholesale review of superannuation and will instead c...

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