The Government has heeded calls from the industry to provide capital gains tax rollover relief for merging superannuation funds, effective from 1 July 2012 to 1 July 2017...
Superannuation trustees must be "fiduciaries first and marketers second" when they compose letters to their members, says Superannuation Complaints Tribunal chair Jocelyn...
Industry has warned the Government that the costs of tinkering with superannuation could far outweigh the benefits....
The next tranche of Stronger Super will see the launch of the product 'dashboard', which will include a requirement to disclose portfolio holdings, according to Treasury ...
Superannuation funds should be able to white label MySuper products for various employers rather than having separate tailored products for large employers....
ASFA and the Institute of Actuaries join forces to point out key flaw in class order relief on superannuation forecasts....
The introduction of MySuper will lead to an acceleration of the current pace of consolidation of superannuation funds, according to the Association of Superannuation Fund...
Fixed interest has a role to play in default superannuation fund portfolios, but the debate must not become clouded by short-term considerations, says ASFA chief executiv...
ASFA has called for debate around superannuation funds' allocation of assets to refocus on the role the industry can play in developing a corporate bond market....
ASFA has warned that CGT issues may act as an impediment for funds on MySuper....
ASFA questions AUSTRAC cost-recovery and seeks legal clarity on basis of superannuation funds calculations....
The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) have argued that director remuneration must be publicly disclosed....
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 ...