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Superannuation

The removal of the threshold is expected to benefit around 300,000 people, of whom about 63% are female....

Superannuation

The association is seeking feedback on the direction of its climate change strategy with the aim of mitigating climate change risk in portfolios, following the release of...

Editorial

While the Government has called the inquiry “urgent”, what is perhaps more urgent is handling the advice industry given droves of advisers are leaving the industry due to...

Features

Although seemingly having good intentions for the public, Chris Dastoor writes, political battle lines have taken priority in the common ownership inquiry....

Superannuation

The corporate regulator needs strict guidelines on the scope and extent of monitoring social media channels by superannuation funds under its hawking prohibition, accordi...

Superannuation

The corporate regulator’s increased levy will be ultimately be borne by superannuation fund members through administration fees and will be reflected in their future reti...

Superannuation

The move to include administration fees into the government’s Your Future, Your Super performance test will enhance member returns, according to an association....

People & Products

Jo-Anne Bloch has been appointed as independent non-executive director of Colonial First State Investments Limited and Avanteos Investments Limited....

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have delivered its strongest performance in the nearly 30 years since compulsory super began, according to an association....

Superannuation

Super Consumers Australia has backed a proposal for better visibility of superannuation assets in divorce proceedings, saying the current measures disproportionally affec...

Superannuation

More Australians retirees having higher super balances and the decline in the proportion of retirees reliant on the Age Pension will mean retirees will rely on super for ...

Superannuation

A second stage as part of the super test benchmark is needed to avoid relying on automation which could create issues similar to that of the Robodebt saga, according to t...

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called on business to pass on the superannuation guarantee rise on to workers as they can afford it....

Features

The Government has succeeded in using the Federal Budget to tidy up some longstanding superannuation policy loose-ends with some usually noisy backbenchers remaining comp...

Policy & Regulation

The Financial Services Council and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia have welcomed the target changes to superannuation and the Government’s long-await...

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months 1 week ago

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...

7 months 2 weeks ago

The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

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ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

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