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Only 10% of superannuation members want to be referred to an adviser before they retire, while 50% want information to help them choose a retirement income solution, acco...

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The introduction of standards has failed to prevent delays when rolling over funds from APRA-regulated funds to self-managed superannuation funds, according to the SMSF A...

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The Retirement Income Covenant (RIC) may set a benchmark when it comes to what is good practice for retirement strategy without diminishing the value offered by financial...

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The SMSF Association has called for a bipartisan approach to the non-arm’s length expenditure rules, strongly arguing in favour of them being appropriately targeted and f...

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Superannuation funds are questioning the methodology used for Choice heatmaps, according to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, days after Treasury questioned...

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Addressing longevity risk in the Retirement Income Covenant is a tougher nut to crack for superannuation funds than the mandate for funds to mitigate investment and infla...

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There is a “very long list” of issues around the Choice heatmaps with Treasury acknowledging they have been significantly more complex for the prudential regulator to com...

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Superannuation trustees have revised their policies after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission found a lack of oversight and control measures in relation ...

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Chant West has incorporated responsible investment classifications into its ratings for superannuation fund investment options, allowing investors to make more informed i...

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Almost half of Australians say they are worried about their finances and a third say it is a major source of stress for them, according to survey by NGS Super....

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While many struggle with low superannuation balances, there is one self-managed super fund with more than $544 million in assets, according to Australian Taxation Office ...

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The Self-Managed Superannuation Fund Association deputy chief executive, Peter Burgess, has laid out exactly what changes advisers should be paying attention to in the SM...

 

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Chris Cornish

By having trustees supervise client directed payments from their pension funds, Stephen Jones and the federal Labor gove...

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Chris Cornish

Now we now the size of Stephen Jones' CSOLR tax, I doubt anyone will be employer any new financial adviser from this poi...

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JOHN GILLIES

Amazing ! Between the beginning of licencing Feb 2002 and 2008 this was a very good stable industry.Then the do-gooders...

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AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust have posted the financial results for the 2022–23 financial year for their combined 5.3 million members....

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A $34 billion fund has come out on top with a 13.3 per cent return in the last 12 months, beating out mega funds like Australian Retirement Trust and Aware Super. ...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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