INDUSTRY FUNDS

Superannuation

The latest Chant West data has confirmed a flat start to the new financial year for the median growth fund....

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has revealed what it asked and how the industry superannuation funds justified the money they spent on the latest ‘fox in t...

Superannuation

The Financial Planning Association has warned the Government of serious unintended consequences associated with the implementation of its First Home Super Saver Scheme....

Superannuation

Government risks advantaging wealthy retirees at expense of others with its Budget home down-sizing measure warns industry funds....

Superannuation

If industry funds are donating or otherwise transmitting money to trade unions, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission says it won’t necessarily know....

Superannuation

A former industry fund chief executive has questioned their use of the “not-for-profit” mantra as being something more suited to charities....

Superannuation

The industry funds believe fund trustees know best what will suit their members on Comprehensive Income Products in Retirement with safe harbour arrangements being needed...

Funds management

Industry Super Australia has declared an interest in agriculture investment in the right circumstances and with the right changes being made....

Superannuation

Industry funds and the SMSF Association are in heated disagreement over the need to ban self-managed superannuation fund access to limited recourse borrowing arrangements...

Superannuation

Independent data highlights chronic underperformance of bank-owned super funds, according to Industry Super Australia....

Features

An increasing number of Australians are looking to pursue ethical investments outside of superannuation but, as Mike Taylor reports, there is a concern that some planners...

Superannuation

Industry funds need to make sure they are not tainted by the scandals which have surrounded the banks, according to Australian Institute of Trustees acting chief executiv...

Life/Risk

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees wants all commissions and other forms of conflicted remuneration for the sale of retail life policies banned....

Superannuation

One of Australia’s smaller industry superannuation funds has questioned the benefits of mergers and scale and argued that funds should prove their efficiency....

Policy & Regulation

The Minister for Revenue and Financial Services has taken the industry funds to task over their own governance review, claiming it has fallen into a black hole....

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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...

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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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