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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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Superannuation

The AIST has opened its Conference of Major Superannuation Funds with a defence of the equal representation of employers and employees on not-for-profit superannuation fu...

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Superannuation

The Actuaries Institute has renewed calls for APRA to strengthen Australian superannuation standards due to the growth of the industry....

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Financial planning

The ATO should be able to exercise discretion when concessional caps are breached due to poor financial advice, says AIST chief executive Fiona Reynolds....

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Superannuation

The AIST has hit back at criticism of industry fund trustee boards levelled by Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott....

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Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees is advocating the appointment of more women to superannuation fund boards....

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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission has issued a paper which questions the continuing role of the industrial judiciary in selecting default superannuation funds....

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Superannuation

Bill Shorten signals that the Government remains committed to 1 July changes to concessional contribution caps....

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Financial planning

An ASIC decision denying relief to a superannuation fund appears to have drawn a line under financial advice utilising web-based arrangements....

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Financial planning

An ASIC decision denying relief to a superannuation fund appears to have drawn a line under financial advice utilising web-based arrangements....

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Financial planning

Changes to the delivery of intra-fund financial advice preclude recommendations to consolidate superannuation accounts or move from one fund to another, but still fall sh...

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Financial planning

Independent actuarial and financial services consultancy Professional Financial Solutions (PFS) has launched a new standard risk measure (SRM) service aimed at superannua...

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Superannuation

The financial planning industry has welcomed the Government's proposal to raise the superannuation guarantee from 9 per cent to 12 per cent....

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Superannuation

Superannuation trustees have pointed to the degree to which MySuper will force further industry rationalisation....

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Superannuation

New governance standards for superannuation funds may still fall short of demands for greater transparency....

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