Super Review

Employers should be provided with guidance on which funds are appropriate as default funds with the list being produced by the Government or an independent source, according to the Financial Planning Association (FPA). The FPA has used is submission to th

Guide employers on defaults says FPA

The Financial Planning Association has urged a regime under which employers could access a Government-sanctioned list of approved default funds.

Fund returns make flat start to 2017/18

Necessary or just more regulation?

BT Financial Group has joined the chorus of calls for a harmonisation of the treatment of insurance both inside and outside of super.

Insurance in super should be redesigned

The Insurance in Superannuation Working Group (ISWG) is unlikely to go far enough in implementing the strong code of conduct badly needed by the superannuation industry, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers principal, Kim Shaw. In a column to be publish

ISWG must give code teeth says lawyer

LATEST NEWS

22 August

Superannuation

SCT chair appointed to expert panel

The chair of the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal, Helen Davis has been appointed to the expert panel which will...

22 August

Superannuation

Are new super funds ‘inefficient predators’?

A leading actuarial research house has labelled some of the new superannuation funds entering the market as ‘...

The $10 billion of accrued default product assets that were left in March 2017 have been reduced to $0 as they have all been driven to MySuper products by the end of the June 2017 quarter. According to the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority’s

22 August

Superannuation

No accrued default products left

All accrued default products have been driven to MySuper products, helping increase MySuper products total assets...

Jul 13 2017 - 9:30am

Improving the odds of active management success, part 2: Patience

Patience! Vanguard’s Head of Distribution, Matthew Lumsden, explains why it is critical to improving the odds of...

22 August

Superannuation

Choice a bigger risk than defaults says ISA

Industry Super Australia has told the Productivity Commission it is wrong to suggest that being defaulted into a...

Australia remains the top of the pack in terms of overall pension rank but needs further reform to improve its retirement income system, according to an index.

22 August

Superannuation

73% of Aussies plan to use the Age Pension

While 37 per cent of Australians want to travel the world in retirement, 73 per cent plan to access the Age...

17 August

Superannuation

Employers should report SG in more detail, more often

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has urged that employers be made to report superannuation...

Jun 27 2017 - 9:00am

Mercer goes live with Eqilize digital advice

Mercer Australia now has the capability to engage more than two million Australians by offering Eqilize; a quick...

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has sought to hit back at Industry Super Australia (ISA) claims alleging that employees will be denied appropriate choice as a result of the implementation of Single Touch Payroll (STP) arrangements. Less than 24 hours

17 August

Superannuation

ATO dismisses false assertions on STP

The Australian Taxation Office has hit back at erroneous assertions around the implementation of Single Touch...

QSuper has worked with the ATO to help pay out a member’s tax savings when they retire and transition to an income account.

17 August

SMSF

SMSF contributions triple

The average SMSF contribution amount has tripled in the June quarter thanks to the contribution rule change,...

17 August

People & products

SuperRatings loses Tse to KPMG

SuperRatings superannuation consultancy leader, Wendy Tse has been lured back to KPMG.

Jun 13 2017 - 9:00am

Helping our customers find a healthy balance

Rehabilitation and how we determine what “successful rehabilitation” looks like needs to be looked at through a...

17 August

Superannuation

Unpaid super issue shines light on worker exploitation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has backed the government’s proposed reporting regime for...

Kinetic Super board opts for consultant, Elizabeth Thomas, as interim CEO.

17 August

Institutional investment

Northern Trust wins JCP Investment Partners mandate

Custodian Northern Trust has been chosen by JCP Investment Partners to provide global custody and fund...

“LGS is one of the first super funds to be certified by RIAA’s new program. We will receive the RIAA responsible investor trade mark for our whole super fund, which endorses our long-standing commitment to superior environmental, social and governance (ES

15 August

Superannuation

Net returns vital to outcomes says AIST

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees wants to see net returns at the core of the new superannuation...

Melinda Houghton

Wouldn't it be great if ASIC and the Government acknowledged how complicated this all is and...

Insurance inside super under scrutiny 6 days 22 hours ago

Sally Roberts

Good to see Maurice Blackburn's passion for criticising the work of the Insurance in...

ISWG must give code teeth says lawyer 1 week 6 days ago

TROT

The Financial Services Industry should have adopted opt out not opt in. An awareness campaign on...

O’Dwyer awaiting PC on ‘opt-in’ versus ‘opt-out’ 3 weeks 5 days ago

Not so

The suggestion that Link would have 90% of the fund admin market is just plain wrong. The majority...

Pillar sale brings admin competition into focus 1 year 5 months ago

Graeme Officer

I RECENTLY WITHDREW MY FUNDS FROM MY ACCOUNT WITH YOU AND HAVE LOST THE DOCUMENTATION OF THE...

Qld’s LG Super becomes LGIA 10 months 2 weeks ago

Bruce Callaway

My wife is with Super SA (a government employee fund) We went to a seminar recently & I'd...

Comparing apples with apples on super fees 10 months 1 week ago

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Guide employers on defaults says FPA

Fund returns make flat start to 2017/18

Necessary or just more regulation?

Insurance in super should be redesigned

ISWG must give code teeth says lawyer

LATEST NEWS

SCT chair appointed to expert panel

Are new super funds ‘inefficient predators’?

No accrued default products left

Improving the odds of active management success, part 2: Patience

Choice a bigger risk than defaults says ISA

73% of Aussies plan to use the Age Pension

Employers should report SG in more detail, more often

Mercer goes live with Eqilize digital advice

ATO dismisses false assertions on STP

SMSF contributions triple

SuperRatings loses Tse to KPMG

Helping our customers find a healthy balance

Unpaid super issue shines light on worker exploitation

Northern Trust wins JCP Investment Partners mandate

Net returns vital to outcomes says AIST

Improving the odds of active management success, part 2: Patience

Mercer goes live with Eqilize digital ad...

Helping our customers find a healthy bal...

Melinda Houghton

Sally Roberts

TROT

Not so

Graeme Officer

Bruce Callaway

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