SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

In the lead-up to choice of fund, many clients and advisers may be comparing superannuation funds. When evaluating the merits of one superannuation fund over another, it ...

Financial planning

Australia’s march toward having $1 trillion in managed funds continues, with $838.7 billion being amassed as at March 31....

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for smooth passage of the Bill to abolish the unpopular superannuation surcharge, which was introdu...

Superannuation

Accountants could face fines of up to $220,000 if they provide misleading advice on self-managed super funds....

Financial planning

The amount of superannuation guarantee charge raised by the Australian Tax Office has quadrupled over five years, according to the body’s latest data....

Superannuation

Fines issued to employers for not paying superannuation to their employees have quadrupled over the past five years, casting a pall over the ability of the super system t...

Financial planning

A winding back of the superannuation surcharge has emerged as the most likely superannuation initiative to be included in the Federal Budget to be handed down by Treasure...

Financial planning

Younger workers are more likely to change funds under the new choice of superannuation fund regime, according to research conducted by FuturePlus Financial Services....

Financial planning

Superannuation fund members have been cautioned against expecting returns to match those of the last few years....

Financial planning

One of the industry standards which will make the transition to choice of fund easier for employers has been launched by the Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough....

Financial planning

A Tasmanian financial planner has become the first scalp in the corporate watchdog’s new super switching campaign, after not giving his clients statements of advice....

Financial planning

The federal government will act on its promise to make administering super guarantee payments easier for employers next Monday by launching a new streamlined electronic p...

Funds management

A senior Australian Prudential Regulation Authority official has said the superannuation industry has over-reacted to a letter warning that recruitment advertising might ...

Financial planning

The Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough has told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds being held in Hobart that industry funds are not being discriminated against by ...

Financial planning

Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has rebuffed suggestions by the Federal Opposition that superannuation savings should be used to finance infrastructure developments....

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