SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Superannuation

Professor Sally Wheeler from Queens University, Belfast has argued that structural independence may work against the outcomes it seeks to imbue. ...

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Superannuation

The adoption of lifetime super caps represent a necessary prerequisite for any future Government move to encourage income streams. ...

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Superannuation

ASFA’s latest data shows increasing costs in some areas have been offset by cheaper costs in other areas, leading to a modest increase in the cost of funding retirement. ...

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Superannuation

ASFA chief executive Pauline Vamos says there are too many organisations representing super and it’s time to blow it up and start from scratch....

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Financial planning

ASFA chief Pauline Vamos urges Commonwealth departments and agencies to continue working on the implementation issues around financial services legislation despite the Go...

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition lodges questions on underlying costs of MySuper products....

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Superannuation

SMSF representative bodies will be included in a forum being convened in an effort to create a common approach to superannuation policy in Australia. ...

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Financial planning

Key elements of the Government’s financial services agenda have been rendered still-born by the election....

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Superannuation

ASFA warns that narrow rules around three working day rollovers could have negative impacts....

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Superannuation

Some retirees are unlikely to recover any funds lost during the GFC - an issue often overlooked in the presentation of superannuation performance statistics, according to...

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Financial planning

Confronted by a Senate Committee inquiry, ASIC has delivered a highly detailed enforcement report and pointed to the likelihood of FOFA uncovering legacy issues....

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Superannuation

ASFA calls for community involvement in survey to gather views on the future of Australia’s super system....

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Superannuation

The Federal Opposition has signaled tighter governance for industry super funds on the basis that their power now rivals that of the banks....

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Superannuation

Bowen defends costs associated with MySuper and suggests fund members impacted by higher charges should look elsewhere....

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Financial planning

The finance sector outlook is positive, but change will be an ongoing feature....

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