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Financial planning

As the new financial year kicks off, financial advisers will need to ensure their clients – especially those approaching retirement – are in the right place for their sup...

Financial planning

Industry associations have welcomed the Federal Budget for providing stability by leaving superannuation unchanged but believe mums will be left behind....

Superannuation

Shadow assistant treasurer, Stephen Jones, says he agrees with superannuation performance testing but that he will review the Your Future, Your Super benchmarking metrics...

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has hit back against a proposed government-run superannuation fund after the debate was revived by Liberal senator, Andrew Bragg, earlier this ye...

Superannuation

The investment funds legislation bill will create an unfair advantage for the Future Fund if the exemption for portfolio holdings disclosure is not extended to superannua...

Superannuation

If the Government does not ensure superannuation is paid on parental leave the country will continue to see too many women to retire into poverty, according to Industry S...

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia say changes on the performance test is a backflip by the Government, while AMP praised the move as they believe funds will be judged on their cur...

Superannuation

While the Financial Services Council has welcomed the Senate passage of the Your Future, Your Super bill, Industry Super Australia and the Australian Institute of Superan...

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has called on the Senate to agree to amendments in the Your Future, Your Super bill to prevent workers being trapped in underperforming products....

Policy & Regulation

The prudential regulator is unlikely to make any findings on the political appropriateness of advertising from super funds but may recommend a follow-up inquiry....

Superannuation

The millions of dollars being directed to Industry Super Australia by affiliated industry superannuation funds is becoming progressively clearer because of answers being ...

Superannuation

Women under 35 will be disproportionately affected by possible cuts to super, according to a social media campaign from Industry Super Australia....

Superannuation

Industry superannuation funds want the Government’s new Your Future Your Super legislation referred to a Senate Committee claiming it creates an unprecedented over-reach ...

Funds management

Industry funds-backed investment manager, IFM Investors has declared as “false and misleading” research house claims that it misled a Parliamentary Committee over the val...

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission need only regulate in the same terms it did for early release superannuation advice to extend intra-fund advice, acco...

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