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Superannuation
Retirement-aged super fund members are withdrawing less of their retirement savings as lump sums while the number of pension payments has increased, according to APRA's 2...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has warned that raising the unclaimed small account balance threshold from $200 to $2000 may result in a "merr...
Superannuation
The final tranche of legislation implementing MySuper and governance elements of the Stronger Super reforms has been introduced by the Minister for Financial Services and...
Superannuation
ASFA has called the treatment of accrued default amounts under Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) draft prudential practice guide SPG 410 as akin to the Go...
Superannuation
The majority of super fund members are not aware of MySuper or auto-consolidation, an Investment Trends and QSuper report has found....
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has welcomed the Federal Government's changes to funding the SuperStream levy....
Expert Analysis
New research suggests that super fund members do not hold television advertising campaigns and sporting sponsorships in high regard, but that does not appear to have damp...
Financial advice
The Actuaries Institute’s Melinda Howes said Government need a principles-based approach to annuity reform however a number of challenges were making that task difficult....
Insurance
There is a huge disparity between the cheapest insurance and the most expensive, with some super funds having upped their premiums by 150 per cent over the past two years...
Insurance
Damian Hill rebukes claims switching to MySuper products will lead to members losing significant amounts of insurance cover....
Insurance
DEXX&R’s latest Life Analysis said life companies would benefit from the transfer of premium increases to members....
Insurance
A survey has found that almost all respondents were unaware they could make a total and permanent disability claim through their superannuation fund....
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 ...