SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

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Mercer Human Resources Consulting is urging the Federal Government to raise the pension age from 65 to 67 and to reduce the taxation rate paid by superannuation funds as ...

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The Australian Taxation Office has renewed its campaign aimed at reuniting people with their lost superannuation accounts....

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The Federal Government has topped up the retirement savings of low to middle income earners by $244 million in the 19 months since the introduction of the superannuation ...

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The Association of Superannuation Funds Australia has called for further clarity in the Government’s proposed regulations covering fee disclosure relating to superannuati...

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The Investment and Financial Services Association has welcomed a suggestion by the Minister for Administration and Finance, Nick Minchin, that he is in favour of abolishi...

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Russell Investment Group will hand over the administration of one of Australia’s oldest corporate superannuation funds in April next year after AMP declared it was transf...

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The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Federal Government that legislation exempting employers from reporting quarterly to employees on their...

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The Federal Government has formed a new advisory committee to assist the Australian Taxation Office in devising an education campaign ahead of the implementation of the c...

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The Government’s proposed fee disclosure regulations have been defeated in the Senate, with the Australian Labor Party’s motion to disallow the draft rules passed with th...

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Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) in Australia has taken off with funds under management jumping by 41 per cent to $21.5 billion over the 12 months ending June 30....

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The big superannuation fund covering Commonwealth public servants, ComSuper has moved to significantly upgrade the skills of its staff by appointing the Association of Su...

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The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has picked up where it left off prior to the Federal Election and is back on the lobby trail appealing for the re-ins...

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The Federal Election may be over but the Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has indicated he has no intention of relaxing his approach to the Federal Opposition’s superannuat...

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A trio of superannuation funds totalling collective assets of nearly $700 million and more than 13,000 members today announced their decisions to outsource the operation ...

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A new survey has reinforced superannuation fund member apathy towards choice of fund with findings that only one in 10 people are likely to switch funds when the new regi...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Insignia Financial has confirmed it is considering a preliminary non-binding proposal received from a US private equity giant to acquire the firm. ...

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Six of the seven listed financial advice licensees have reported positive share price growth in 2024, with AMP and Insignia successfully reversing earlier losses. ...

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