SUPERANNUATION FUND

Policy & Regulation

New tax legislation is set to give the terminally ill access to their super....

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Financial planning

Can you maintain your self-managed super fund while you are living overseas? TIM MILLER explains the law and the traps associated with a superannuation fund becoming non-...

Superannuation

GRAEME COLLEY outlines the important factors planners must consider before transferring investments to a self-managed superannuation fund....

Superannuation

ING leverages SuperConcepts....

Financial planning

Ongoing developments to Mercer’s superannuation research tool prove beneficial....

Editorial

It is probably a reflection of the growing importance of alternative investments within the superannuation industry that two senior staffers from the Federal Treasury ear...

Life/Risk

Many Australians’ insurance policies are at risk of lapsing, insurers fear....

Financial planning

The regulator has stopped a super trustee from illegal share transactions....

Financial planning

Aviva gives significant tax refunds to members....

Editorial

The Australian superannuation system is becoming so significant relative to the Australian economy that, with appropriate leadership and policy development, it can be har...

Financial planning

The corporate regulator has modified the policy statement it issued covering the appropriate disclosure requirements outlined in section 1012IA of the Corporations Act ad...

Superannuation

Consumers are getting a better deal right across the superannuation sector, with fees for virtually every type of fund having been reduced over the past 24 months, accord...

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has paid a financial grant of nearly $1.5 million to assist members of a West Australian superannuation fund that was the victim of fraud....

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Financial planning

The Federal Government has moved to address the lingering tax file number issue by ensuring the Australian Taxation Office provides the data to superannuation funds unles...

Financial planning

The super funds sector needs to do more to ensure working Australians understand the impact of investment style on their long-term savings, according to Michael Hutton, f...

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