SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

The conflicted nature of advice fees deducted from the accounts of members of bank-owned superannuation funds have been brought into question by a former member of the Su...

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Funds management

The list of superannuation funds divesting from tobacco continues to grow, with Crescent Wealth joining the Tobacco Free Finance Pledge in the UN General Assembly last we...

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Life/Risk

AMP Limited has sought to rebut claims made during the Royal Commission that it engaged in misconduct in its deduction of superannuation fund members’ insurance premiums ...

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Superannuation

The Government has released draft legislation to exempt some older Australians with low super balances from the work test. ...

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Superannuation

New research has revealed declining satisfaction with retail funds among high account balance holders while industry funds gain the benefits....

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Superannuation

Super funds could provide capital for growth to small to medium-sized businesses, complementing more traditional capital sources such as banks, a new discussion paper has...

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Policy & Regulation

Financial services licensees rather than individual planners are facing the most change likely to result from the preliminary findings of the Royal Commission into Miscon...

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Superannuation

The specialist commercial property lender says small to medium-size enterprises in the retail sector should always think carefully about acquiring property for the dual p...

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Funds management

Proceedings supported by DomaCom in the Federal Court against the Australian Taxation Office regarding the interpretation of superannuation regulations have drawn to a cl...

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Policy & Regulation

Industry Super Australia has reportedly pulled its ‘fox in the henhouse’ advertising just weeks after funding was questioned during the Royal Commission into Misconduct i...

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office will start issuing excess transfer balance cap determinations to taxpayers with over $1.6 million in their super in the pension phase....

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Expert Analysis

The superannuation industry needs to better engage with younger people, with options for doing so ranging from reward programs for kids to education for young adults, Dan...

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Superannuation

Superannuation returns can provide lessons for dealing with crises, with the sector’s performance since the GFC showing the importance of taking a long-term view even whe...

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Superannuation

New research commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees suggests that MySuper is a better bet for super fund members than making an advised choic...

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Superannuation

Advice ensures insurance is not lost, especially when the establishment of a self-managed superannuation fund is involved, according to wealthdigital. ...

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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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