SUPERANNUATION

Policy & Regulation

CPA Australia has not only backed industry funds on urging the Government to use the Budget to allow early release superannuation top-ups but has also backed funding a th...

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Superannuation

Ten superannuation funds experienced outflows in excess of a billion dollars as a result of the Government’s COVID-19 hardship superannuation early release regime, with i...

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s view on the status of intra-fund advice suggests there are few implications likely to flow from this week’s High Co...

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People & Products

Don Sillar has been appointed to the role to help empower superannuation members and advice clients to make informed decisions....

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Superannuation

By largely dispensing with external investment advisers, big building and construction industry fund, Cbus has claimed a saving to members of around $135 million a year....

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Policy & Regulation

While an appropriate superannuation guarantee is between 9.5% to 12% setting the levy is complex, the Actuaries Institute believes....

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Superannuation

The global investment fintech firm has launched pControl Asset Allocation to help APAC institutional asset allocators....

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Superannuation

Over 30% fewer superannuation fund members have been revealed as having life insurance and total and permanent disability cover as a result of the Government’s successive...

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Financial planning

Advice fees are comparatively low on the superannuation fee ladder compared to those for administrators and fund managers....

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Superannuation

Jane Hume has said the legislated superannuation guarantee rise had put the government in an “awkward” position as it was trying to lower costs to businesses. ...

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Financial planning

The cost of delivering advice could be reduced for both advisers and superannuation funds if the Australian Securities and Investments Commission delivered a templated re...

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office needs the ability to allow superannuation members to access their transfer balance account data outside its portal to curb confusion with t...

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Superannuation

The major banks may have exited wealth management but there are good reasons why some remain involved in the delivery of superannuation products....

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Life/Risk

Superannuation funds negotiating new group insurance arrangements will have to prove and certify that they are in the best interests of members....

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Financial planning

With COVID-19 mostly under control in Australia, retirees are again looking to realise their plans to downsize their principal homes, according to BT....

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