09:45 AM | ING urges extension of CGT rollover relief to help get rid of legacy life issues.
18 March 2010 | Tax Institute warns against imposing penalties on SMSFs that are so high they wipe out balances.
17 March 2010 | The FPA Board has re-stated its belief that commission payments to advisers on the sale of insurance products should continue, saying a shift to fee-for-service in this area would make insurance unaffordable for consumers.
16 March 2010 | The chairman of the Cooper Review has recommended monetary penalties for employers with sloppy super admin, and said that the current paper-based system should be addressed.
15 March 2010 | Standardisation is not necessarily the panacea for all the superannuation industry’s administration woes and, if implemented rashly, it could leave millions of Australians either underinsured or uninsured, according to SuperChoice Services general manager Mike Fielding.
15 March 2010 | 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.
15 March 2010 | Following the Government's prescription for better managed investment schemes disclosure, Brendan Ivers explains how these changes have affected the industry.
10 March 2010 | Dixon Advisory is arguing against the imposition of mandatory minimum SMSF balances on the basis that it would amount to excluding one part of the population.
10 March 2010 | There could be changes in the 2010 Federal Budget to the way gearing in super operates, although there has not yet been any official indication from the Government, according to a Multiport report on self-managed super funds.
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8 March 2010 | The SMSF sector has cemented its place in the superannuation industry over the past few years. Damon Taylor looks at the issues facing SMSFs and the debate that will determine the shape of their future.
8 March 2010 | As the debate about life insurance in superannuation continues to create divisions in the industry, Geoff Black explains the importance of maintaining the status quo.
4 March 2010 | The latest CPA Australia submission to the Cooper Review is arguing the case for accountants to be able to provide 'strategic' advice on SMSFs.
3 March 2010 | The Commonwealth Bank has urged an extension of the intra-fund advice relief to financial planners arguing they are better qualified to meet the needs of members than trustees.
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.
09:50 AM | Mercer is urging tougher rules around SMSFs including around accountants and whether people should actually be in them.
09:40 AM | Some industry representatives have expressed concerns that the Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) is not having a real impact on industry debate, while others have defended it, saying the association had been influential in the Cooper Review process.
18 February 2010 | The chairman of the Government’s Super System Review, Jeremy Cooper, said SMSFs may be the way of the future as more people seek to take control of their retirement savings.
15 February 2010 | ING Australia has warned the Cooper Review against pursuing restrictive and anti-competitive practices by maintaining choice of fund and appropriate adviser remuneration.
15 February 2010 | Philip La Greca examines the possible impact that the outcomes of the forthcoming government reviews will have on superannuation and, in particular, SMSFs.
15 February 2010 | Centric chairman Philip Kelly spoke with Lucinda Beaman about the industry and his plans for 2010.
12 February 2010 | JP Morgan has asserted that the super industry needs to look at alternative styles of investment that are more closely tailored to the needs of those nearing retirement.
11 February 2010 | Australians face a shortfall in retirement savings, and may have to accept lower living standards or bump up their savings though contributions.
8 February 2010 | With many in the industry falling behind or struggling to keep up, Brett Yardley looks at some of the changes that have or are about to occur.