SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

The Government has clarified taxation on pension streams for deceased estates in draft regulations released yesterday....

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Superannuation

Government's failures on excess contributions are highlighted by decision which places both fund members and employers at risk....

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Editorial

Damon Taylor writes that 2012 has proved to be a particularly busy year for the Australian superannuation industry – and one during which many funds found themselves tryi...

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Financial planning

Many baby boomers would prefer to handle their own affairs, according to a new superannuation survey....

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Superannuation

Is 2013 the year of election "super" promises - or has the landscape changed forever? Aaron Dunn writes....

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Life/Risk

Pricing structures for the risk insurance market will continue to converge over the next 15 years, according to Rice Warner Actuaries Risk Insurance Market Projections Re...

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Superannuation

Auditor General told that a moral hazard may be generated by the manner in which the so-called APRA levy is raised....

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Superannuation

Insurers and superannuation funds will need to start making tailored insurance offers to customers to combat the underinsurance problem, rather than continuing the "blank...

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Funds management

Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has called for property to be regulated as a financial product under the Corporations Act....

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Editorial

Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...

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Superannuation

New survey result reveals majority in favour of treating superannuation funds like publicly listed companies....

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Life/Risk

The cross-selling of insurance and other products by the major banks may become an issue as the Government moves towards the so-called "auto-consolidation" of multiple su...

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Superannuation

Falling interest rates could force Australian superannuation funds to boost allocations to alternative assets to enhance investment returns....

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Superannuation

The Coalition doesn't believe the 1 July 2013 implementation date for MySuper is realistic, according to the Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Senator Mathias Corma...

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Superannuation

ASFA warns that the process of selecting MySuper products to be default funds needs to be transparent....

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