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SPAA's Graeme Colley highlights the changes to death benefit pension rules....
Queensland LNP Government appoints Hockey’s wife to QSuper board....
Financial planning
Universities-based industry fund, UniSuper has changed group superannuation providers, with TAL winning the mandate....
Superannuation
Bowen defends costs associated with MySuper and suggests fund members impacted by higher charges should look elsewhere....
Superannuation
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has welcomed the passage of amendments to allow refunding of excess concessional contributions, but says it should...
Superannuation
SPAA welcomes excess concessional contributions amendments...
Superannuation
Independent planners have been squeezed out of tendering for corporate superannuation - or so it seems for now. ...
Industry fund MIESF has unbundled withdrawal fees from its administration fees which could add significant costs for some members....
Superannuation
ASFA reflects views of industry by maintaining its opposition to an industry levy to pay for AUSTRAC....
Superannuation
QSuper has launched a mortgage broking service for its members through its financial planning arm QInvest....
Life/Risk
Younger Australians are more likely to say they have life insurance than those nearing retirement, according to new research conducted by TAL. ...
Superannuation
The Government has introduced legislation into Parliament that will require superannuation fund trustess to consolidate multiple accounts that are held by the same member...
Superannuation
Super funds which provide advice around tax want exemption from requirement to register as tax agents....
Superannuation
The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT) is currently working through a raft of complaints about contributions tax deductions and has called for accountants to lift t...
Superannuation
With constant regulatory change impacting on the superannuation sector, financial planners are finding it difficult to focus on clients’ retirement needs, writes Bela Moo...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...