SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

Super funds’ asset allocation is a more influential element on their performance than their size or scale, research by Frontier Investment Consulting concludes....

Superannuation

The super system has been a “major success” with a majority of retirees saying compulsory super has given them a comfortable retirement, according to a new survey....

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is calling on superannuation trustees to improve the effectiveness of target market determinations after a sample rev...

SMSF

Self-managed superannuation fund establishments have reached a three-year high, according to Investment Trends, with the percentage of advisers assisting in establishment...

Superannuation

The prudential regulator is pushing for superannuation funds to merge to deliver member benefits but some are facing ‘consolidation indigestion’ in the process....

Superannuation

ASIC has conducted a review into how superannuation funds communicated their performance test failures to members, revealing some may have risked misleading members....

Superannuation

Net assets per adviser in self-managed superannuation funds have more than doubled since 2019 as the adviser exodus means remaining firms are taking on more clients....

Superannuation

Analysis from SuperRatings predicts that approximately 20% of superannuation options will fail this year’s performance test due in August....

Superannuation

Australia has a large untapped workforce of older Australians who would delay retirement for up to 10 years if they were able to switch careers and achieve a better work ...

Superannuation

The prudential regulator has confirmed it is expecting to see the rapid pace of consolidation among superannuation funds to continue for the next two years....

Superannuation

The cost of providing a Statement of Advice to superannuation fund members is thousands of dollars more than for a Record of Advice, according to ASFA, and consumers find...

Policy & Regulation

Organisations have welcomed the Albanese Labor government and the appointment of Stephen Jones as minister for financial services with hopes for a focus on education and ...

Superannuation

Superannuation funds have a role to play in providing advice as research by KPMG has found those members who sought advice were less likely to switch funds during market ...

Policy & Regulation

ASIC has cancelled the registration of 10 auditors of self-managed superannuation funds who failed to lodge their annual statements....

Superannuation

Wilson Asset Management founder, Geoff Wilson, has written to both political parties to seek understanding there will be no changes to superannuation rules following the ...

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