SUPERANNUATION

Policy & Regulation

Superannuation funds will also be exposed to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s enhanced search warrant powers according to the explanatory materials ...

Superannuation

The ATO’s handling of punishing employers who do not pay their workers super is negligible at best, ISA believes....

Superannuation

Growth and balanced superannuation funds saw losses in August, but more defensive funds made a positive return, according to SuperRatings....

Superannuation

The ATO is looking to audit funds that are invested in a single asset class and will slap a penalty on them if the investment strategy does not meet retirement objectives...

Financial planning

Following a remediation program Suncorp has compensated 4,000 GuardianFP clients....

Superannuation

One-in-seven employed people are likely to require financial advice each year but are not willing to pay more than $500....

Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has signalled a tougher and more targeted approach to advice within superannuation....

Policy & Regulation

Underperforming superfunds have been placed on notice by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that it is ready to intensify its scrutiny and, where necessary, r...

Superannuation

Senator Jane Hume has hit out on super funds that impose unnecessary insurance on young members....

Superannuation

New research has confirmed that without a vigorous member communications campaign by superannuation funds and life insurers, more than half of Australians might have been...

Superannuation

A rate of 15 to 20 per cent SG would be needed to provide most people with full independence of the Age Pension, Rice Warner believes....

Policy & Regulation

Max David Goldenberg has been banned for eight years after illegally allowing clients to access their super to buy a home....

Policy & Regulation

A major seniors group has notified a parliamentary committee of instances of employers gaming the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold to avoid their obligations....

People & Products

The new index-based fund from Kogan and Mercer will provide members five investment options based on their risk tolerance....

Superannuation

Industry Super Australia wants unions and industry funds empowered to act as agents of the Australian Taxation Office to pursue employers who don’t meet their superannuat...

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