SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

Default-option superannuation funds are close to revisiting their pre-global financial crisis highs, according to Chant West and SuperRatings....

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Superannuation

David Court delves into the reasons why SMSFs are financial products, and the licensing implications that flow from having that status. A later article will examine the d...

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Superannuation

The Government has no reasons based on equity to alter the taxation arrangements applying to superannuation, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Austr...

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Superannuation

SMSF trustees need to take a closer look at their treatment of gains and losses with respect to trading stock affecting capital gains tax (CGT), following the recent pass...

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Editorial

Mike Taylor reports that submissions to the Productivity Commission review of default superannuation funds under modern awards have raised important questions about the r...

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Superannuation

APRA admits it has never had data on how commissions impact superannuation balances....

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Superannuation

Recent questions around superannuation funds' exposure to equities have promoted the benefits of self-managed super funds in delivering flexibility, according to the SMSF...

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Superannuation

Consolidation is continuing to impact the broader superannuation industry, according to data contained in an ASFA submission to the Productivity Commission....

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Superannuation

ASFA has warned that the Government's inaction on CGT relief will be an impediment to its implementation of Stronger Super....

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Financial planning

Shorten claims Government a step ahead of Coalition on super comparability....

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has committed to the development of performance benchmarks to underpin MySuper funds selection as default superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

The superannuation guarantee will gradually increase from 9 per cent to 12 per cent over the next seven years, following the passage of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax thr...

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Superannuation

Many Australians still do not understand enough about their superannuation funds, including how they're actually invested or whether they'll have enough in retirement....

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Editorial

The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...

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Superannuation is not keeping up with the evolution of our society, according to Julie Steed....

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