SUPERANNUATION

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Far from embarking on spending sprees, the majority of those who accessed their superannuation early used the funds for paying off household bills or mortgages, according...

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There is a very real chance that many super members will fall short financially when they retire as only 20% of members have consistently topped up their fund, according ...

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Advice fees levied by superannuation funds are relatively insignificant when compared to administration and investment fees....

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Industry superannuation fund REST has revealed the over $130,000 cost of being a member of Australia’s two largest superannuation industry organisations. ...

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In a move which will raise questions about politicising proceedings, the chairman of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Tim Wilson, has directe...

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Industry super funds, EISS Super and TWUSuper have confirmed they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding for a merger to create at $12 billion fund....

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Amid strong questioning by Government parliamentarians about how regulators monitor the superannuation sole purpose test, APRA has admitted it has only pursued one such c...

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The test does not include admin fees and other non-investment charges which could lead to superannuation funds charging up to four times the median fees, Industry Super A...

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Superannuation industry associations may be facing significant consolidation as the Government’s new legislation forces to superannuation funds to justify spending member...

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Superannuation funds have been warned to get their houses in order to deal with the new internal dispute resolution regime being overseen by the Australian Securities and...

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Concessional contributions will see a $2,500 rise, non-concessional contributions a $10,000 rise, and a $100,000 rise for the transfer balance cap....

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Deloitte has acquired leading independent actuarial consultancy, Rice Warner....

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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