SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

The Federal Government has been warned that glitches in its Protecting Your Super legislation could result in fund members being treated unequally....

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Superannuation

Sunsuper has announced that it will introduce financial advice fee caps to ensure that financial advice remains affordable....

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Tools & guides

Superannuation has faced a plethora of legislative change in recent years. Bryan Ashenden breaks down what advisers need to understand about these to take the scare facto...

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Superannuation

Having identified more than a dozen underperforming superannuation funds which have subsequently opted to exit the industry, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authorit...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has reinforced its intention to prohibit the deduction of advice fees from MySuper accounts at the same time as signalling more flexibility around ...

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Superannuation

Thirteen superannuation funds have been confirmed as exiting the industry under pressure from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority....

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SMSF

The Australian Taxation Office last year focused its self-managed superannuation fund compliance investigations on non-lodgements, advice on illegal early release of fund...

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Superannuation

It’s hard to see how many of the Australian Labor Party’s (ALP’s) proposed superannuation reforms will improve superannuation for Australians, the SMSF Association Nation...

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Superannuation

The latest data from SuperRatings has revealed a January reversal of the negative superannuation fund returns reported in the closing months of 2018....

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Superannuation

The Federal Treasury has been told that the early release of superannuation should not be used to plug some of the Federal Government’s social welfare policy gaps....

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Superannuation

The Actuaries Institute has backed the legislative changes requiring superannuation funds to develop retirement income strategies for their members from 1 July, next year...

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Financial planning

Investment bonds could help Australian parents and grandparents save for the next generation’s financial future, according to Generation Life. ...

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Superannuation

AMP Limited has acknowledged a multi-million impact flowing from the Government’s legislative changes to superannuation including transferring 370,000 low balance account...

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds will likely struggle to meet the Government’s 1 July implementation date for its new superannuation legislation....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has found that the average Australian worker misses out on $12,475 from their super balance as a result of legislation allowing infrequent paymen...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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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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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

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ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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