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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia said the proposed Government policy to opt out of the superannuation guarantee increase will further disadvantage retirement savings for Australi...

Funds management

The industry funds-owned IFM Investors is suggesting that the Liberal-dominated House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics is unreasonably singling it out f...

Policy & Regulation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has admitted that the structures surrounding Industry Super Australia and Industry Fund Services have precluded it finding ...

Superannuation

Amid suggestions the Government is going to crack down on industry funds advertising via changes to the sole purpose test, Industry Super Australia has declared that adve...

Superannuation

Major industry superannuation fund company, Industry Super Holdings has confirmed that it sits at the top of what amounts to a billion dollar financial services enterpris...

Superannuation

The devil will be in the detail and so all the key elements of the superannuation industry want the Government to enter into meaningful consultation around its superannua...

Financial planning

NSW Liberal Senator, Andrew Bragg, has stated his belief the financial services industry had too much influence over Liberal Party policy and that the Coalition was wrong...

Superannuation

Government attacks on industry superannuation funds risk jeopardising their ability to invest in Australia’s economic recovery, according to Industry Super Australia....

Superannuation

Ditching the superannuation guarantee scheme would be “saddling the next generation with a whopping pension bill”, according to a super body....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has framed intra-fund advice in the same context as scaled advice....

Superannuation

The Retirement Income Review should not be used as a stalking horse for dangerous policies such allowing low income earners to opt out of superannuation or use their bala...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have received a boost from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority for continuing to deliver support to corporate capital raisings at the same...

Superannuation

The Government’s hardship early release superannuation scheme has “wiped out” the retirement balances of hundreds of thousands of Australians, according to Industry Super...

Superannuation

Lifting the superannuation guarantee to 12% is a necessary prerequisite to helping people rebuild their account balances in the wake of early release drawdowns, according...

Policy & Regulation

Industry Super Australia has backed the Australian Taxation Office’s promised crack-down on the misuse of early release superannuation, particularly with respect to tax m...

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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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ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

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