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Superannuation

A strong first quarter has seen default superannuation fund options close in on their pre-global financial crisis highs, according to data from Chant West and SuperRating...

Superannuation

APRA admits it has never had data on how commissions impact super balances....

Financial advice

Former Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello has defended the tax preferred status of superannuation arguing that Government does well out of the arrangement....

Financial advice

SuperRatings argues that the bunding of adminsitration, investment and product fees into a single Indirect Cost Ratio obstructs fee comparisons....

Financial advice

Industry Super Australia has made changes to its adverts after ASIC raised concerns about their content but vows they will continue despite efforts to stop the adverts ai...

Financial advice

Governments and superannuation funds should join hands to keep Australian infrastructure assets in the hands of locals, according to Mark Vaile, director on the investmen...

Institutional investment

Most super funds are still not making public their sustainability policies in their investment portfolios and internal operations, a review found. ...

Insurance

New SuperRatings analysis pinpoints the impact of higher group insurance premiums....

Funds management

Australian and international equities jumped slightly in June with the election of Greece's new government, but market volatility will persist until leaders take action, ...

Funds management

Only 40 per cent of superannuation funds have disclosed the CPI+ objective of their balanced option to SuperRatings, and none of them have hit their target over a three o...

Financial advice

ISN is urging financial advisers to recommend industry super funds based on long-term returns....

Superannuation

While the superannuation industry has embraced many of the recommendations in the Productivity Commission report on default funds, some divisions remain....

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

11 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

11 months 1 week ago
Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

11 months 1 week ago

Westpac has delayed its rate cut forecast, aligning with its peer NAB’s outlook on the likely trajectory for the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate....

13 hours ago

The government’s adjustment to the Future Fund’s mandate could set a dangerous precedent, warns an economist, raising concerns that it may pave the way for problematic fu...

12 hours 32 minutes ago

The proposed reforms have been described as a key step towards delivering better products and retirement experiences for members, with many noting financial advice remain...

14 hours ago