SUPERANNUATION

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Despite losing 0.5% for the financial year growth funds have had an “excellent year” as international shares were up 3.6% in hedged terms and 5.2% in unhedged terms, acco...

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While AustralianSuper, Hostplus, and Cbus had some of the largest drawdowns from the scheme, they also produced some of the best returns over the last decade, according t...

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The Government has a hatred of superannuation and is encouraging people to take early access to their superannuation simply to protect the Budget bottom line, according t...

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Superannuation fund members returning to access the $10,000 second tranche of the Government’s hardship early release superannuation regime have dominated the latest Aust...

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Some 81% of for-profit superannuation funds had some form of responsible investment commitment, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment....

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Amid reports of another rush by people to access the second tranche of the Government’s hardship early release superannuation regime, Wealth Within’s Dale Gillham has poi...

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Media and entertainment superannuation fund, Media Super, is to merge with big building industry fund, Cbus is a bid to gain scale. ...

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Superannuation fund executives have confirmed that the predicted second tranche early release superannuation surge has become a reality....

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Major superannuation funds are being asked to explain whether they have needed to provide either liquidity or cash to REST and HostPlus....

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Just over $18 billion has already been taken from superannuation accounts via the Government’s hardship early release superannuation scheme and the Australian Prudential ...

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The median balanced superannuation fund returned 0.8% in June, leaving super funds to fall shy of a positive return for the financial year, according to SuperRatings. ...

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The regulator has imposed a new licence condition that will require the firm to record how it considers members’ best interests and members’ priority covenants when makin...

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