SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

The Government has been urged to consider changes to the Transition to Retirement pension regime because current arrangements unduly favour high income earners....

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Superannuation

Super funds continue to grapple with capturing big data from members in a sophisticated way that will allow them to leverage that data to improve member engagement. ...

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Features

SMSF trustees and advisers must review requirements of the treatment of insurance within their funds annually, taking into account changes around the SIS Act 1993, Janine...

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Features

Malavika Santhebennur looks at what legislative changes the SMSF sector can expect in 2016 and what remains in limbo in part two of this feature on SMSFs....

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Superannuation

Proposed new portfolio disclosure holdings requirements force super funds to more clearly disclose the value of direct and unlisted investments....

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Superannuation

Rather than isolating specific tax levers when considering super tax changes, the Government needs to do it in a holistic manner, ASFA believes....

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Superannuation

A new white paper labels as spurious claims that people need $1 million in super for a comfortable retirement, claiming that investment income trumps quantum....

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Superannuation

With pressure mounting on the Government, to wind back superannuation tax concessions, governments around the world are being urged to implement tax breaks for long-term ...

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Superannuation

A carve out of the bank-owned and retail super sector from requirements to disclose investment fees on product dashboards would prevent consumers from comparing the pair,...

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Superannuation

Using superannuation is not a solution to plug Budget holes related to student debt, AIST believes....

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Superannuation

The Australian Tennis Open has emerged as a major venue for the industry funds compare the pair advertising campaign....

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Superannuation

Median balanced option super funds ended 2015 relatively well despite volatile market conditions but started 2016 by wiping out most of last year’s returns, according to ...

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Financial planning

HUB24 has reported its gross inflows for the second quarter of FY2016 of $406 million, taking total FUA to $2.37 billion....

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Superannuation

The Financial Services Council has warned the Government against sacrificing national retirement savings to appease critics of the super tax concessions....

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Superannuation

The Assistant Treasurer, Kelly O’Dwyer, has pointed to around 5000 enterprise agreements which are inappropriately eliminating choice from default super....

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