SUPER FUNDS

Superannuation

Chant West data showed super funds saw positive growth in July, with the median growth fund (61-80 per cent growth assets) producing 1.2 per cent...

Superannuation

The regulatory or consumer benefits for superannuation funds to report portfolio holdings has not been demonstrated by the Federal Government according to a leading legal...

Superannuation

The ISA claims vertical integration and FOFA changes pose risks to fair default fund regime....

Financial planning

Fund managers and superannuation funds will be required to make changes in the reporting of taxation that will be comparable in scope with those made for SuperStream unde...

Funds management

Superannuation funds are benefiting from strong returns produced by listed equities, as the sector recorded a second successive year of double-digit growth in the 2013/14...

Editorial

Long-held skepticism about the performance of ethical funds appears to be unfounded. Why then, are the funds still slow to gain traction, asks Nicholas O’Donoghue....

Superannuation

Australia’s superannuation sector is expected to experience significant growth in the 2014/15 financial year, with revenue set to reach $14 billion....

Superannuation

The latest data by Chant West showed double digit returns for super fund members of around 13 per cent to 30 June....

Financial planning

The BFP claims a structural flaw has allowed banks, insurers and super funds to dress up product sales as advice....

Superannuation

Super funds look at Stronger Super and MySuper reforms either as a chance for compliance or innovation, Mercer said....

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) warned super funds not to delay on SuperStream reforms despite a deadline extension of one year....

Superannuation

The Federal Government will not introduce a new policy on superannuation in its first term in office, Treasurer, Joe Hockey claims....

Financial planning

Investment adviser to four industry funds given 21 days to file defence in $14 million damages suit relating to breach of agreement....

Financial planning

Two superannuation funds hand AMP Capital mandates for its Community Infrastructure Fund....

Financial planning

Govts of both persuasions told to stop legislating by press release in circumstances where considerable costs and inconvenience are being imposed on employers, advisers a...

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