INDUSTRY SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
Superannuation
Morningstar has launched fund analyst research on Australian industry superannuation funds, which it said would provide an independent insight into this sector....
Superannuation
New SuperRatings data highlighting the outperformance of industry superannuation funds over the long-term shows the representative trustee governance system is a superior...
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...
Superannuation
The Industry Super Network claims the latest data on super returns proves long-term performance can be justified as a criteria for selecting default funds....
Superannuation
Reports of payments to a union official and a mandate to a property developer have intensified the spotlight on industry superannuation funds governance....
Editorial
As ASIC moves to translate the FOFA Acts into a new regulatory environment, there appears every chance that opt-in obligations may need to become an integral part of indu...
Editorial
If the financial planning industry has learnt one lesson from the FOFA process, it is the vital importance of political activism, writes Mike Taylor....
Editorial
Mike Taylor reports that submissions to the Productivity Commission review of default superannuation funds under modern awards have raised important questions about the r...
Financial planning
The Federal Opposition has pointed to the presence of an HSU official on a superannuation fund board as a good reason for changes to corporate governance....
Editorial
The Government’s handling of FOFA risks entrenching an inappropriate advantage for superannuation funds with respect to the provision of financial advice, writes Mike Tay...
Superannuation
Freya Purnell takes a closer look at what life after Stronger Super might bring to the superannuation sector....
Superannuation
Member companies of the FSC will adhere to corporate governance standards higher than many believe are being met by industry super funds....
Editorial
Bill Shorten's mega-portfolio combining workplace relations with financial services will create a complex dynamic if the Government is to act appropriately on any Product...
Superannuation
Colonial First State's radical revamp of its FirstChoice platform had the ambitious goal of putting an end to the "fruitless debate" surrounding the fees charged by indus...
Editorial
The linking of Workplace Relations and Financial Services reflects factional clout rather than good governance....
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