SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

Superannuation funds could be placed at a significant disadvantage in competing to recruit investment management professionals under the extension of elements of the Bank...

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People & Products

The fintech firm has launched a new online product comparison tool to help advisers compare the fees and features of over 1,000 superannuation, pension and investment fun...

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Financial planning

Advisers receiving Adviser Service Fees via Colonial First State’s superannuation funds are facing an early cut-off unless clients specifically opt in....

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Superannuation

Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has called on policymakers to implement a ‘default once’ system to help superannuation members maintain a single ac...

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Superannuation

Super funds should tailor their portfolios for pension phase investors to take advantage of after-tax alpha....

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Superannuation

Australians with multiple super accounts should check their super ahead of latest changes or risk losing potential earnings, according to Industry Super Australia....

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SMSF

SMSFs that fail to lodge annual returns by the due date and have their compliance status changed do not have the right to appeal to the AAT as the SuperFund Lookup websit...

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Financial planning

Over 60% of Australian employers think their employees places a high value on access to advice, according to a SSGA report....

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Editorial

Despite the nay-sayers, Australia has developed a superannuation system which is the envy of many other developed economies but, in many respects, it remains a work in pr...

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Features

AMP’s Alex Wade points to the challenges inherent in comparing superannuation funds for pre-retirees and argues for more use of risk-based comparisons. ...

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Features

Waiting for the Government to finally move on Comprehensive Income Products in Retirement risks denying superannuation funds the opportunity to innovate, according to Par...

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Superannuation

The Federal Government was warned more than a year ago that its move to impose a minimum fee cap on superannuation balances was opening to manipulation and gaming....

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Policy & Regulation

Key Liberal back-benchers who have previously pointed to a need for an overhaul of the superannuation system have dismissed as ‘vested interests’ some of the superannuati...

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Financial planning

The Reserve Bank of Australia has cut interest rates for the third time this year, falling 25bps to 0.75%. ...

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Policy & Regulation

A new frequent flyer promotion by AustralianSuper has generated criticism from some financial advisers....

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