SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has applied to the Federal Court for the appointment of a liquidator to Superfunded, amid various allegations of misb...

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Superannuation

The Institute for Public Accountants has slammed penalties for super guarantee non-compliance as “draconian,” saying that they could be very damaging to struggling small ...

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Superannuation

The Productivity Commission has been told that bank-controlled retail superannuation funds are operating under a model designed to maintain control and capture margins....

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Superannuation

Contrary to popular belief, tax efficient investing actually leads to larger super fund balances than creating a portfolio with a pre-tax focus, according to Parametric....

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Superannuation

New data has pointed to fewer Australian superannuation fund members selecting a typical balanced fund option, giving rise to the likelihood of more disparate outcomes du...

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SMSF

An Australian Taxation Office assistant commissioner, Kasey Macfarlane, told the SMSF Association Conference that there were no plans to introduce further SMSF reporting ...

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People & Products

NGS Super chief executive, Anthony Rodwell-Ball has departed his position....

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Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association has backed early release of superannuation on compassionate and hardship grounds, arguing it fits with financial planner obligations to...

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Superannuation

The Government has released a consultation paper that considers allowing state-run victim compensation schemes to access violent crime perpetrators’ superannuation scheme...

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has hit out at the Grattan Institute over its latest superannuation policy paper for offering proposals that “condemn...

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Superannuation

According to Wealth Navigator’s Wayne Wanders, the Grattan Institute’s proposal to decrease the gender pay gap will hurt more women than it helps....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has been urged to give its 2016 Budget super tax changes time to work or risk making Australian retirees significantly worse off....

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Superannuation

Mercer has found that, despite people being largely aware of the financial issues posed by retirement, a lack of planning has left many without sufficient savings to live...

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Superannuation

A new survey has confirmed superannuation industry concerns that the Government’s Budget measures will serve to reduce post-retirement incomes....

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Superannuation

SuperFriend has released a guide that aims to help life insurers deliver best practice Stay at Work and Return to Work support for customers....

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