SUPERANNUATION FUNDS

Policy & Regulation

ASFA has pointed to "material differences" between what the Government has promised on FOFA and what is contained in its draft legislation....

Financial planning

An ASIC decision denying relief to a superannuation fund appears to have drawn a line under financial advice utilising web-based arrangements....

Superannuation

ASFA is arguing that superannuation funds need more time to accommodate the changes flowing from MySuper....

Financial planning

An ASIC decision denying relief to a superannuation fund appears to have drawn a line under financial advice utilising web-based arrangements....

Financial planning

The Government has ensured financial planners will have a voice at its latest superannuation roundtable....

Policy & Regulation

ASFA does not support further delays to the implementation of the FOFA reforms while a regulatory impact study is completed....

Policy & Regulation

Amendments are needed to the Government's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation to enable financial advisers to appropriately deliver scaled advice, according to ...

Financial planning

Contribution caps help widen the gender gap in retirement savings as they do not allow women to catch up with their superannuation after career breaks such as maternity l...

Financial planning

The pressure on superannuation funds to improve their disclosure is increasing, with SuperRatings calling on funds to reveal their performance targets....

Financial planning

Contribution caps help widen the gender gap in retirement savings as they do not allow women to catch up with their superannuation after career breaks such as maternity l...

Financial planning

The pressure on superannuation funds to improve their disclosure is increasing, with SuperRatings calling on funds to reveal their performance targets....

Superannuation

Pauline Vamos believes it is time for the rebranding of the superannuation industry. ...

Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia urges changes to the MySuper regime, warning existing proposals may prompt trustees to pursue short-term outcomes....

Superannuation

The Government's MySuper proposals contain a fundamental flaw which could create inequities for members using lifecycle investment strategies, according to major financia...

Policy & Regulation

The Law Council of Australia has warned that the Government's FOFA changes risk going further than is necessary to achieve their core outcomes....

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