SUPERANNUATION

Policy & Regulation

Superannuation funds will also be exposed to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s enhanced search warrant powers according to the explanatory materials ...

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Superannuation

The ATO’s handling of punishing employers who do not pay their workers super is negligible at best, ISA believes....

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Superannuation

Growth and balanced superannuation funds saw losses in August, but more defensive funds made a positive return, according to SuperRatings....

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Superannuation

The ATO is looking to audit funds that are invested in a single asset class and will slap a penalty on them if the investment strategy does not meet retirement objectives...

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Financial planning

Following a remediation program Suncorp has compensated 4,000 GuardianFP clients....

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Superannuation

One-in-seven employed people are likely to require financial advice each year but are not willing to pay more than $500....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled a tougher and more targeted approach to advice within superannuation....

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Policy & Regulation

Underperforming superfunds have been placed on notice by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that it is ready to intensify its scrutiny and, where necessary, r...

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Superannuation

Senator Jane Hume has hit out on super funds that impose unnecessary insurance on young members....

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Superannuation

New research has confirmed that without a vigorous member communications campaign by superannuation funds and life insurers, more than half of Australians might have been...

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Superannuation

A rate of 15 to 20 per cent SG would be needed to provide most people with full independence of the Age Pension, Rice Warner believes....

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Policy & Regulation

Max David Goldenberg has been banned for eight years after illegally allowing clients to access their super to buy a home....

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Policy & Regulation

A major seniors group has notified a parliamentary committee of instances of employers gaming the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold to avoid their obligations....

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People & Products

The new index-based fund from Kogan and Mercer will provide members five investment options based on their risk tolerance....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia wants unions and industry funds empowered to act as agents of the Australian Taxation Office to pursue employers who don’t meet their superannuat...

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