superannuation

Superannuation

APRA warned on regulatory impacts on investment recruitment

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

People & Products

PADUA launches online comparison tool for advisers

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...

Financial planning

CFS acts on adviser fees with its super funds

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

Superannuation

Loane calls for implementation of ‘default once’ system

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...

Superannuation

Super members miss out on after-tax alpha

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

Superannuation

Aussies need to consolidate their super ahead of changes

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

SMSF

No right to appeal SMSF compliance status change

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...

Financial planning

Access to advice valued highly

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

Editorial

Certainty the missing ingredient in retirement incomes policy

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...

Features

Super fund comparability ahead of retirement

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. ...

Features

Don’t wait for Govt on CIPRs

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

Superannuation

Advisers warned Treasury on fee cap manipulation a year ago

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....

Policy & Regulation

Liberal back-benchers dismiss Retirement Review sceptics

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...