DEFAULT FUNDS

Editorial

The Government’s Stronger Super policy package is positioned to deliver on MySuper and the other Cooper Review reforms but, as Mike Taylor reports, there remains consider...

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Editorial

While it is clearly not high on the current Federal Government’s agenda, at some point it will need to revisit legislation covering the operation of superannuation funds ...

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Financial planning

Both the Financial Services Council and the Federal Opposition have sent the Government a clear message that they will not accept any delay in referring the status of def...

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Financial planning

The Government has been urged to improve default fund arrangements, as more negative reports emerge about MTAA Super....

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Editorial

Recent reports suggesting that a group made up of industry funds, consumer groups and trade unions was ready to drop support for ‘opt-in’ if planners agreed to no longer ...

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Financial planning

Superannuation trustees have not given consumers in default funds the returns they are entitled to expect, according to chair of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Grou...

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Financial planning

Controversy surrounding a key industry fund combined with concern around modern awards may generate a Senate inquiry....

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Financial planning

Opposition reacts to Government’s response to Cooper by alleging protection of union and industry fund interests....

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Superannuation

Assistant Treasurer Bill Shorten has committed to both MySuper and SuperStream within three years....

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has questioned claims the Cooper Review's MySuper regime will actually save money....

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Editorial

Industry Super Network's spokesman David Whiteley has criticised the Financial Planning Association's position on commissions associated with the sale of life insurance....

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Financial planning

ING Australia has warned the Cooper Review against pursuing restrictive and anti-competitive practices by maintaining choice of fund and appropriate adviser remuneration....

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Financial planning

The principals and directors of financial planning practices will need to ensure they, their planners and their employees have appropriately nominated the superannuation ...

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Financial planning

Perpetual warns the Government against adopting a default approach to the provision of advice within super....

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Financial planning

Snowball Group calls for the quarantining of product provider influence from the advice in super....

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