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The government has announced it is taking steps to amend the transfer balance cap to prevent super fund members from being adversely impacted when funds merge....

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SuperRatings has released the latest data for superannuation fund performance in the third quarter of 2023....

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The corporate regulator’s crackdown on SMSF auditor misconduct continued in the third quarter, with ASIC taking action against 11 auditors who were all referred by the Au...

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The Federal Government has released exposure draft legislation towards doubling the concessional tax rate for super balances exceeding $3 million. ...

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It is a case of ‘when, not if’ as to when super funds adopt digital advice for their members, according to Midwinter. ...

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TelstraSuper, Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, HESTA, and UniSuper are some of the prominent super funds that have qualified as finalists this year....

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In line with the fund’s digital transformation project, Aware Super’s new portal enables independent financial advisers to more efficiently manage clients’ investment opt...

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ASIC has sued the trustee of Australia’s largest super fund, AustralianSuper, alleging failures to address multiple member accounts affecting 90,000 members over a decade...

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The chief executive of Australia's second-largest super fund, Australian Retirement Trust, is to depart next February. ...

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The government has released further exposure draft legislation on the proposed objective of superannuation, reflecting feedback received from its first consultation earli...

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APRA has announced 96 trustee directed products and one MySuper product failed to meet the benchmark of its 2023 superannuation performance test....

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Financial advisers are being urged to expand their skills with specialist SMSF training as the volume of assets held in SMSFs reaches $876 billion....

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