SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
Superannuation
The Government has clarified taxation on pension streams for deceased estates in draft regulations released yesterday....
Superannuation
Government's failures on excess contributions are highlighted by decision which places both fund members and employers at risk....
Editorial
Damon Taylor writes that 2012 has proved to be a particularly busy year for the Australian superannuation industry – and one during which many funds found themselves tryi...
Financial planning
Many baby boomers would prefer to handle their own affairs, according to a new superannuation survey....
Superannuation
Is 2013 the year of election "super" promises - or has the landscape changed forever? Aaron Dunn writes....
Life/Risk
Pricing structures for the risk insurance market will continue to converge over the next 15 years, according to Rice Warner Actuaries Risk Insurance Market Projections Re...
Superannuation
Auditor General told that a moral hazard may be generated by the manner in which the so-called APRA levy is raised....
Superannuation
Insurers and superannuation funds will need to start making tailored insurance offers to customers to combat the underinsurance problem, rather than continuing the "blank...
Funds management
Property Investment Professionals of Australia (PIPA) has called for property to be regulated as a financial product under the Corporations Act....
Editorial
Apart from volatile markets and investor sentiment, this year has also seen major policy developments, new investment trends and key career and business moves. Tim Stewar...
Superannuation
New survey result reveals majority in favour of treating superannuation funds like publicly listed companies....
Life/Risk
The cross-selling of insurance and other products by the major banks may become an issue as the Government moves towards the so-called "auto-consolidation" of multiple su...
Superannuation
Falling interest rates could force Australian superannuation funds to boost allocations to alternative assets to enhance investment returns....
Superannuation
The Coalition doesn't believe the 1 July 2013 implementation date for MySuper is realistic, according to the Shadow Minister for Financial Services, Senator Mathias Corma...
Superannuation
ASFA warns that the process of selecting MySuper products to be default funds needs to be transparent....
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