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Both superannuation and institutional sectors found August a tough month thanks to all asset classes generating negative returns, according to Morningstar....

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Super funds had one of their worst months since the GFC thanks to concerns about China and volatile markets, according to SuperRatings....

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APRA-regulated funds must focus on regulatory compliance and be wary of misleading new and existing members, according to SMSF Association chief executive, Andrea Slatter...

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Business owners are leveraging self-managed superannuation funds as part of business and succession planning strategies....

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Link Group has announced its intention to appoint its director, Michael Carapiet, as independent chairman of the board....

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A Government whip is warning that Labor has Australian’s dormant superannuation accounts in their sights as a cash reserve, should it return to power....

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Proposed ASIC class order changes to fees and costs disclosure are so opaque one industry group has called for whiteboards and an industry roundtable to dissect them....

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Lower income earners should be given a $5,000 boost to their super to make the most of compound interest before retirement, according to ISA....

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Pension transfers from the UK may re-open to a limited group of people with the admission of one new fund, a SMSF vehicle, to the register of approved schemes....

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Australia must avoid temptation to compromise on how to deal with an ageing population in order to fix housing affordability, ASFA believes....

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has dropped the requirement that key superannuation board committees need to have a majority of independent directors....

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ISA will continue to push back against banks moving into the default super fund space with an advertising campaign urging employers to not pick banks for default funds....

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