SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

Vamos urges that short-term competitive issues be put aside to allow super industry to speak with a collective voice....

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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

Australians need to accept the need to work longer to fund a comfortable retirement....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers need to start being digital application doctors to their clients and think about what applications they can use to help clients....

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Financial planning

TAL completes rationalisation of super funds with appointment of three independnet trustees....

Financial planning

Lonsec has confirmed its purchase of van Eyk’s iRate business after weeks of speculation. ...

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Superannuation

APRA-regulated fund members demand advice and good communication if super funds want to retain them, but most are not ready to pay for this advice. ...

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Life/Risk

SMEs will be able to obtain group life cover from MetLife Insurance Ltd that was previously sold through superannuation funds as part of its partnership with insurance br...

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Superannuation

SMSF retirees drawing more than the ‘comfortable’ income level should not become over-confident, a research paper warned....

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Superannuation

While the typical SMSF couple at age 65 are in good stead for a comfortable retirement, big spending SMSFs have been warned against over-confidence, new research reveals....

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Financial planning

UBS launches limited recourse loan product with ETF option....

Funds management

ASIC has been told there needs to be greater clarity between what represents a ‘fee’ and a ‘cost’ in Product Disclosure Statements....

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Superannuation

Financial Services Council chief executive, John Brogden, has labelled the existing default super regime a “racket” which is standing in the way of lower super fees....

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Superannuation

MySuper should be made ‘opt-in’ because it places insurance cover at risk, says CSSA....

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Superannuation

The Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption as specifically referenced union links to super funds as being a factor in its initial report....

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