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Superannuation

Changes to the superannuation portfolio holdings disclosure regulations will achieve greater transparency for consumers, according to the Association of Superannuation Fu...

Superannuation

With increased regulatory change along with growth, superannuation funds have increasingly inhoused investment functions meaning there has been more immediate knowledge o...

Superannuation

The removal of the threshold is expected to benefit around 300,000 people, of whom about 63% are female....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has welcomed the Government’s net-zero plan as a further opportunity for superannuation funds to participate in Austr...

Superannuation

The association is seeking feedback on the direction of its climate change strategy with the aim of mitigating climate change risk in portfolios, following the release of...

Features

Although seemingly having good intentions for the public, Chris Dastoor writes, political battle lines have taken priority in the common ownership inquiry....

Superannuation

The move to include administration fees into the government’s Your Future, Your Super performance test will enhance member returns, according to an association....

Policy & Regulation

The Government’s resources would be better put to use exploring the regulatory impact on consumers and funds from continuous tinkering to the system rather than on capita...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have delivered its strongest performance in the nearly 30 years since compulsory super began, according to an association....

Superannuation

More Australians retirees having higher super balances and the decline in the proportion of retirees reliant on the Age Pension will mean retirees will rely on super for ...

Superannuation

A second stage as part of the super test benchmark is needed to avoid relying on automation which could create issues similar to that of the Robodebt saga, according to t...

Superannuation

Some of the worst-performing super products have been carved out of the performance test putting consumers at risk of being stapled to a dud fund, according to the Austra...

Superannuation

The majority of Australians support increasing the superannuation guarantee to 12%, according to the survey....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has proposed a two-stage assessment to look at fees and costs, and investment returns. ...

Features

Mike Taylor writes that the Government’s Your Future, Your Super Budget announcement might look good at first blush but contains a number of wrinkles which need to be iro...

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