SUPERANNUATION FUNDS
Financial planning
Almost 500,000 or 8 per cent of those Australians eligible to determine their own super fund under impending choice of fund legislation will opt to do so according to new...
Superannuation
A self-managed superannuation fund adviser, who allegedly recommended consumers with as little as $8,000 in superannuation set up self-managed funds and then charged them...
Superannuation
Industry super fund Asset Super has modified its trust deed to meet the ‘transition to retirement’ rules, which came into effect on July 1, enabling it to offer a non-com...
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Financial planning
The secretary of the ACTU, Greg Combet has expressed concern that superannuation funds are too often being placed under pressure to achieve good short-term returns at the...
Editorial
A recent survey conducted by Mercer showed some useful results for the super industry preparing for choice of fund. Mike Taylor reports....
Editorial
Tailoring services to meet the needs of funds has become the mantra for administration businesses in the super sector. Damon Taylor reports....
Editorial
A substantial portion of the Australian superannuation industry are ill-prepared for the Government’s new choice of fund regime, according to the findings of the latest I...
Editorial
In the results of our Super Review Top Super Funds Survey one thing is clear: super fund numbers are rapidly shrinking. Mike Taylor reports...
Financial planning
Members of superannuation funds that still use a credit rating approach to allocate investment earnings could suffer significant financial losses if they switch funds....
Financial planning
James Fielding Infrastructure has launched a growth fund which will primarily invest in the equity and quasi-equity of unlisted infrastructure assets....
Financial planning
The Australian Taxation Office has been urged to get its administration of the tax file numbering system applying to superannuation funds and trusts up to the same standa...
Financial planning
Following the Senate’s rejection of the Bill to abolish the superannuation surcharge on Wednesday, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has called for sup...
Funds management
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has added to the list of frequently asked questions for superannuation licensing on its website, with the inclusion of ques...
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