SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

The median growth super fund managed to avoid a loss in the March quarter in the face of two straight months of falling share markets, Chant West has said....

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Financial planning

Superannuation trustee services provider Trustee Partners has acquired Madison Financial Group, as it continues its expansion into the Australian financial services marke...

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Superannuation

The SMSF sector posted a 12-month return to the end of February of 5.5 per cent before fees and tax, compared to a 9.6 per cent return from default MySuper products....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia chief executive, David Whiteley, is stepping down after twelve years in the role to take up a new role with IFM Investors....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has told the Productivity Commission that retail fund excuses about member demographics and investment choice do not stand up to scrutiny....

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Superannuation

The super industry needs to prepare for an "open super” regime in the next few years in light of the current fundamental shift in the balance of power in the information ...

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Superannuation

Spaceship Financial Services and Tidswell Financial services have each paid a $12,600 penalty, following an Australian Securities and Investments Commissions investigatio...

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Superannuation

Research from Milliman Inc. has found that a scheme encouraging older Australian couples to downsize their homes will likely help those couples with lower super balances....

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Features

Anastasia Santoreneos writes that while the debate continues between industry and retail superannuation funds, the similarities seem to be outweighing the differences....

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Superannuation

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer has taken a swipe at Industry Super Australia while alleging self-interest on the part of the superannuatio...

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Superannuation

Comments by the Minister for Revenue and Financial Services, Kelly O’Dwyer have raised questions about whether the Government is prepared to abandon its timetable for lif...

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Superannuation

A new survey has revealed industry fund trustees and executives to be split on the key questions of the Royal Commission and the sole purpose test, with only a narrow maj...

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Superannuation

Amid discussion of raising the superannuation access age beyond 60, Deakin Law School has found the benefits of an increase would not outweigh its detrimental increase on...

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Superannuation

The financial services regulators have been urged to closely scrutinise the financial relationships which exist between life insurers and superannuation fund trustees....

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Superannuation

Superannuation and insurance law firm Berrill and Watson has said that the Parliamentary Joint Committee into Superannuation’s report should have lifted the exemption of ...

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