SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

SMSFs breed more satisfied Australian customers than their industry and retail counterparts, according to a survey. ...

Superannuation

APRA has been questioned over the appropriateness of industry fund directors’ fees exceeding $1 million a year....

Superannuation

The FSI final report’s recommendation that superannuation fund trustees be required to provide longevity protection represents a “retirement revolution”, according to Cha...

Superannuation

Australian superannuation funds are targeting alternative investments and taking on greater risk in an effort to meet members’ expectations, a report shows. ...

Superannuation

SPAA’s Graeme Colley claims ATO data does not support suggestions young people are rushing to set up SMSFs....

Policy & Regulation

Clive Palmer believes Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) laws have overlooked superannuation funds, expressing fears that the protection of industry super fund members cou...

Superannuation

Australian super funds’ median growth fund returned 1.4 per cent over October 2014, according to the Morningstar Australian Superannuation Survey. ...

Financial planning

The time is ripe for Australian superannuation funds and the financial services sector to start looking towards Asia and playing in this region....

Superannuation

YBR chairman, Mark Bouris, claims super fund members are ripe for the picking by industry disruptors....

Superannuation

Banks’ claims that the MySuper regime will adequately protect consumers “is absurd”, ISA chief executive, David Whiteley believes....

Superannuation

Despite being seen as a metric for engagement, super fund members checking their balance does not necessarily indicate engagement rather it likely signifies a member is e...

Superannuation

Industry superannuation funds are continuing to outperform bank-owned alternatives, new data from SuperRatings reveals....

Australian super funds have started the new financial year on a positive note, with the median growth fund returning 0.8 per cent....

Superannuation

Research showed Australian super funds slid down rankings of the world’s largest 300 pension funds as the dollar weakened....

People & Products

Investment advisory firm Frontier Advisors has announced appointments and internal promotions in different areas of the firm....

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