SUPERANNUATION

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A pause in the superannuation guarantee at its current 9.5% is looking almost certain in next month’s Budget and no one is ruling out a further extension to hardship earl...

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With five significant superannuation fund mergers already on foot and eight others known to be in the early stages, the Australian superannuation industry faces further c...

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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has failed in its obligation to enforce the sole purpose test over the use of superannuation fund monies, according to a Li...

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Superannuation funds have different business models to either the banks or the major insurers and this needs to be recognised....

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Around 90% of member enquiries regarding the super fund’s environmental, social and governance policy related to climate change....

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While recovery momentum helped bolster account balances in August, the second half of 2020 will be dependent on COVID-19 infection rates and the gradual easing of restric...

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New data has revealed how thousands of superannuation fund members and a few super fund trustees crystallised their losses in a 30-day period of turmoil generated by the ...

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Strong listed share market returns were the main drivers of growth fund performance during August with Australian shares returning 3% and international shares returning 5...

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In the past three months, Cbus, HESTA and UniSuper have publicly stated their intention to move to net zero emissions by 2050, according to a new report. ...

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At least two companies were warned by the regulator to stop charging fees ranging from $199 to $299 for facilitating superannuation early release when the process is mean...

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National Australia Bank super entities NULIS and MLC Nominees have been hit by Federal Court penalties out of an Australian Securities and Investments Commission action o...

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One of the founders of Australia’s superannuation regime, former Keating adviser, Dr Don Russell, has warned that early release super and suggestions of using it for hous...

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