08:00 AM | The superannuation sector has been hit hard in recent years as funds suffered greatly at the hands of market volatility. Angela Faherty takes a look at what the future holds for the market.
12 March 2010 | ASFA has supported amendment proposals made by the Government around borrowing in super arrangements.
4 March 2010 | ASFA has warned that complex super products cannot be adequately explained within six pages.
22 February 2010 | The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has called for stronger regulation of advisers to SMSFs and highlighted the need for funds to be fully regulated under the same regulations as APRA-regulated funds.
22 February 2010 | Superannuation association industry bodies have urged the Cooper Review, in a joint submission, to reconsider its superannuation recommendations contained in the review's preliminary report, labelling them unnecessary and expensive.
22 February 2010 | The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, confirms moves to streamline long-term superannuation disclosure requirements.
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5 February 2010 | AustralianSuper’s Ian Silk has retired from the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) board of directors.
19 January 2010 | The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has urged transition to a mandatory superannuation forecasting regime, arguing a voluntary approach has proven ineffective.
14 January 2010 | The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Government it needs to ensure it does not unnecessarily disadvantage companies providing super clearing house facilities.
12 January 2010 | The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called on the Federal Government to increase the Superannuation Guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent.
17 December 2009 | ASFA has urged the Cooper Review to separate out advice fees in relation to super and to eliminate commission-based remuneration.
16 December 2009 | AIST warns against the 'dumbing down' of existing balanced super funds and a potential worsening of the underinsurance problem; ASFA calls for legislative support to improve efficiency.
14 December 2009 | The challenges of 2009 have demonstrated the underlying strength of the super industry, writes Pauline Vamos.
25 November 2009 | ASFA and AIST backs report to remove the $450 monthly minimum threshold for superannuation guarantee payments, which they say mainly affects the super balances of women.
23 November 2009 | Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief Pauline Vamos is concerned that financial planners aren't responding to different retirement phases with different advice.
16 November 2009 | Trustees should be free to make investment decisions without regulatory influences that may create artificial markets for certain classes, writes Pauline Vamos.
13 November 2009 | Chris Bowen has announced that SMSFs will not be exempt from the changes stemming from the Henry and Cooper reviews.
13 November 2009 | The financial services industry has been called upon to step up to its social obligations when dealing with trustees of self-managed superannuation funds.
13 November 2009 | Tax is second largest cost incurred by funds but is not given due regard by fund executives, according to consultant Gabriel Szondy.
12 November 2009 | A lack of assertiveness by super funds against fund managers suggests they are captive to agents and service providers, according to the chair of the Government's review into superannuation, Jeremy Cooper.
12 November 2009 | Financial advice is now rated as the most valuable employee benefit, particularly among people over 50, according to Mercer's David Anderson. Meanwhile, FPA chief Jo-Anne Bloch has called for an end to the remuneration debate.
12 November 2009 | According to research commissioned by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA), 67 per cent of respondents are concerned that the current Superannuation Guarantee is inadequate to fund retirement.
12 November 2009 | A soft compulsion system for super would help overcome the apathy most working Australians have towards their super without increasing the financial burden on businesses, according to the shadow minister for financial services, Chris Pearce.
12 November 2009 | Research commissioned by ASFA sends a strong warning to the Federal Government not to dip further into the superannuation pool, while also pointing to a lack of confidence that the existing rules will stay in place.