Whether or not a superannuation fund can adequately and cost-effectively service its members should be the key question for trustees when considering mergers, according t...
Superannuation funds have no desire to become compulsory third parties to divorce proceedings....
The superannuation industry appears split on whether political advertising represents a breach of the sole purpose test, but most believe the test needs changing, in any ...
A new survey has revealed strong support for removing bank-provided “general” advice from the superannuation equation....
The Australian Taxation Office has revealed the scale of the slow decline in multiple superannuation accounts....
Incoming First State Super chief executive, Deanne Stewart, and Link Group managing director, John McMurtrie, have been appointed to the Association of Superannuation Fun...
The Federal Government expects superannuation funds to determine which of their members will be eligible for the “dangerous occupations” occupations carve-out impacting n...
The Federal Government has accommodated the wishes of industry funds by extending the so-called “superannuation outcomes test” to choice products, most of which reside wi...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the chorus of voices critical of the Productivity Commission’s methodology for identifying underperformers...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that the Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits needs to take into account the bedd...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the dissent against the Grattan Institute’s retirement report, labelling it “an unprecedented attack on th...
ASFA is encouraging the Government to consider expanding access to the exemption from the contributions work test to individuals with a total superannuation balance under...
From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...
Super director remuneration ...
No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...