INDUSTRY SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

The Industry Super Network (ISN) has launched a new advertising campaign that "celebrates the beginning of a new era of commission-free super", according to ISN chief exe...

Financial planning

The relatively high yields on corporate bonds, selected shares and property in Australia are the only thing 'saving planners' bacon', says HLB Mann Judd wealth management...

Superannuation

The Industry Super Network wants the Government to accept past performance as the basis for selecting default superannuation funds....

Financial planning

Financial advisers need to view scaled advice as an ongoing opportunity rather than a threat to their business model, according to Provisio Technologies director Cameron ...

Superannuation

The Productivity Commission's core recommendations on default funds will open up the sector to more players and reduce the primacy of industry super funds....

Superannuation

The Productivity Commission draft report on default superannuation funds under modern awards recommends opening up the sector to all approved MySuper products. ...

Editorial

Given the slowest share market recovery in years, many investors will wait it out before diving back in. But taking the same approach with asset allocation in superannuat...

Financial planning

DEXX&R projects the total financial services market will grow by 8 per cent per annum to reach $3,372 billion by December 2021....

Superannuation

According to APRA's superannuation overview for March 2012, total contributions have risen from the March 2011 quarter, although employers are stepping up for members who...

Financial planning

Omega Investors links with Local Government Super to launch new government bond strategy....

Editorial

In the wake of concerns about APRA's handling of the collapse of Trio Capital it has emerged that the regulator has little or no idea how well superannuation funds perfor...

Superannuation

APRA admits it does not collect data on how long superannuation funds take to administer rollovers and has no view on what might represent best practice....

Superannuation

Reports of payments to a union official and a mandate to a property developer have intensified the spotlight on industry superannuation funds governance....

Financial planning

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has told the Treasury it wants the rules around the provision of intrafund advice with respect to MySuper products ali...

Superannuation

Industry super funds move to provide more transparency around remuneration ahead of Government-imposed obligations....

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