SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

Revised superannuation reporting standards relating to fees, investment performance and asset allocation will come into force from 1 July 2016, APRA has confirmed....

Superannuation

Fund administration and registry technology provider GBST has signed a major UK diversified financial services provider to its software system expanding the group’s inter...

Superannuation

More superannuation funds are looking to insource service provision, but investment management is only for the mega-funds....

Superannuation

Retirement savings targets need to focus on more than relatively subsistent living, according to BT Financial Group’s chief executive....

Superannuation

The median Australian equity manager and super fund both posted negative returns for June but finished the financial year in the black....

Superannuation

Tasplan, Quadrant and RBF Tasmanian Accumulation Scheme will merge to create a single Tasmanian super fund after it received government support....

Financial planning

AIST and Women in Super have urged the Government to prioritise tax reform of superannuation as it is a key factor behind the gender gap in retirement savings....

Financial planning

To help close the financial gender workforce gap ANZ has announced initiatives to address the bias and financial disadvantage women face in the workplace and retirement....

Funds management

Aon Hewitt has appointed industry veteran, Janice Sengupta, as the new head of its Aon Master Trust....

Superannuation

The Federal Government has been told there is a need to broaden the super regime, including compelling the self-employed to make super contributions....

Superannuation

The greatest need for people in the super industry by 2025 will be member relations, advice, and services, according to a survey....

Superannuation

Australian super funds have lobbied Treasury to seek a resolution over the tax block imposed on UK pension tranfers...

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance is trialling an entry level robo-advice offering among one of its planning groups claiming it will reduce administration burdens for planners....

Superannuation

Some superannuation funds are succeeding in retaining members post-retirment, with Vision Super revealing it is now managing more than $1.44 billion in post-retirement as...

Superannuation

Super funds had their worst month in June finishing down 2.1 per cent but managed to end the financial year on a high, according to SuperRatings....

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