SUPERANNUATION

Financial planning

The finance sector has the highest gender pay gap of 30.5 per cent and intervention is needed to support low paid workers, says the FSU....

Funds management

Hundreds of Australians are switching their superannuation fund each month, to insure their super savings are invested ethically, Australian Ethical reveals....

Superannuation

Retirement plans of millions of Australians could be negatively impacted by proposed reforms of super fund governance, the ISA claims....

Funds management

Publicly-listed investment and superannuation platform provider, HUB24, signs white label arrangement with Fortnum Financial....

Superannuation

Treasurer Scott Morrison points to key super objective to relieve pressure from Age Pension....

Superannuation

Older Australians are planning to help their children financially but could end up burdening them later in life, according to REST Industry Super....

Superannuation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has taken another look at the ISA’s compare the pair advertising campaign amid Senate suggestions it does not compare...

Editorial

The Prime Ministership may have changed hands but the make-up of the Senate has not and the financial services industry should expect slow progress on any Government legi...

Superannuation

The Government’s changes to superannuation fund governance could cost some funds around $100,000 a year for an independent chairman and up to $60,000 a year for independe...

Superannuation

With growth assets generally struggling in September, median growth super funds recorded a fall of 1.1 per cent for the month, according to Morningstar....

People & Products

Towers Watson has secured WA Super for asset consultancy mandate following a competitive selection process....

Superannuation

Legislative changes calling for superannuation fund governance are “unwarranted”, the new shadow minister for financial services and superannuation, Dr Jim Chalmers, beli...

Tools & guides

Anna Mirzoyan asks if the superannuation contribution splitting strategy can improve a member’s future entitlement to the Age Pension. ...

Superannuation

The Grattan Institute’s Jim Minifie claims the Government’s changes to superannuation fund governance arrangements will work best if the Government avoids taking sides be...

Editorial

The Grattan Institute's Jim Minifie argues that the super governance reforms currently being pursued by the Government are defensible - but not the main game for members....

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