The investment funds legislation bill will create an unfair advantage for the Future Fund if the exemption for portfolio holdings disclosure is not extended to superannua...
The retirement income strategy of a superannuation trustee does not need to consider specific circumstances of individual members but does not preclude assisting members ...
Some 40% of people think it will “take a miracle” for them to retire securely, according to Natixis Investment Managers, although Australia remains among the top 10 place...
As the Government grapples with the superannuation industry having too much control over capital, its push for super mergers is having the unintended consequence of furth...
When superannuation funds are looking for scale benefits as part of a merger, they need to have negotiations with asset managers in good faith to avoid the risk of losing...
As superannuation funds grow in assets, NAB chief executive, Ross McEwan, is concerned they will hold excess influence over firms as large shareholders in the future....
With UniSuper managing over 70% of funds under management in-house and AustralianSuper announcing a target of 75%, will other superannuation funds follow suit?...
The Federal Court has found that it made false or misleading representations to members to avoid them moving to the MySuper product....
The corporate regulator will act if it sees false, misleading or deceptive conduct in member disclosures of all super funds – not just those that failed the performance t...
Superannuation funds need to recognise the heterogeneity of its members and have a strategy in place for those who do not fit their product range, which could require wor...
Member communication required to be sent out by underperforming funds doesn’t take into consideration the full product and could lead to members losing appropriate insura...
Both lump-sum and pension payments declined during the June 2021 quarter, representing normalisation to pre-early release to superannuation scheme levels, according to th...
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 ...