Australian Superannuation & Retirement Fund News

16 October

Superannuation

Aussies need to consolidate their super ahead of changes

Australians with multiple super accounts should check their super ahead of latest changes or risk losing potential

Self-managed super fund software provider, Class had entered into a partnership with financial advice specialist, Plenty Plus.

15 October

Superannuation

ASIC’s SMSF calculations distorted

Running a SMSF is $8,900 cheaper than what ASIC believes, according to the SMSF Association.

Accounting and advice groups looking to expand their operations are becoming increasingly frustrated by the lack of sellers in the market.

11 October

Superannuation

SMSFs not suitable for everyone

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has identified eight red flags which would make it ‘extremely

11 October

Superannuation

Personal guarantees needed for LRBAs

Commercial property lender Thinktank says calls to prohibit the use of limited recourse borrowing arrangements are

10 October

Superannuation

Super funds recover from August’s falls

Super funds recovered from August’s falls and posted modest gains in September, according to superannuation

10 October

Superannuation

NZ FMA asks hard questions on KiwiSaver fees

In similar fashion to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority

Aon and Adviser Ratings have entered a partnership to launch a cyber-insurance policy for advisers to allow them to take out cyber liability insurance.

10 October

Superannuation

Super funds need to double-down on data management

Payment technology company InPayTech has authored a whitepaper stating Australian super funds needed to increase

9 October

Superannuation

ISA wants super funds and unions delegated to pursue SG debts

Industry Super Australia has suggested that the Australian Taxation Office delegate superannuation funds and trade

8 October

Superannuation

Future Fund unsuitable to be national pension scheme

The large allocation towards private equity and alternatives and the fact that it has not performed any better

3 October

Superannuation

Should you involve family in SMSF?

People should carefully consider before involving other family members in their self-managed superannuation funds

ASIC warns against use of binary option provider

2 October

Superannuation

Advisers warned Treasury on fee cap manipulation a year ago

The Federal Government was warned more than a year ago that its move to impose a minimum fee cap on superannuation

The PC’s recommended default super changes would end the proliferation of super accounts and would reduce overall fees, according to IOOF.

1 October

Superannuation

Treasury warned super fee cap can be ‘gamed’

The Federal Government has been warned that there is scope for high balance holders to ‘game’ the fee cap applied

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Superannuation

Aussies need to consolidate their super ahead of changes

ASIC’s SMSF calculations distorted

SMSFs not suitable for everyone

Personal guarantees needed for LRBAs

Super funds recover from August’s falls

NZ FMA asks hard questions on KiwiSaver fees

Super funds need to double-down on data management

ISA wants super funds and unions delegated to pursue SG debts

Future Fund unsuitable to be national pension scheme

Should you involve family in SMSF?

Advisers warned Treasury on fee cap manipulation a year ago

Treasury warned super fee cap can be ‘gamed’

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Determining the real value of managed accounts

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