The majority of super fund members are not aware of MySuper or auto-consolidation, an Investment Trends and QSuper report has found....
Australian superannuation fund performance has reached its pre-global financial crisis (GFC) peak off the back of a strong September quarter, where the median balanced fu...
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has welcomed the Federal Government's changes to funding the SuperStream levy....
Industry bodies in submissions to Treasury have taken aim at the three-day performance standard and have cited numerous clarity issues with the exposure draft regulations...
Technology is allowing superannuation funds to make all investment decisions internally, including allocations to alternatives which can often have complex structures, sa...
Jeremy Cooper believes bolstering in-house investment capabilities is a natural evolution for superannuation funds....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged Government not to meddle in super member's financial decisions by forcing all accrued default amount...
AIST has expressed concerns that a lack of tax considerations may complicate the Federal Government's proposal to create a trans-Tasman retirement savings portability pla...
Merging superannuation funds do not always achieve benefits of scale, according to FuturePlus managing director Madeline Dermatossian....
Jon Millin, executive director for fixed interest at Challenger Financial Services Group, says superannuation funds can fill a gap in the medium-term funding market....
ASFA welcomes legislation which will finally deliver capital gains tax rollover relief with respect to superannuation fund mergers....
The superannuation industry should stop focusing on the minutiae of tax concessions and contributions and start thinking about what it can do in return for the economy, a...
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 ...