ASIC has identified three superannuation funds as most at risk of non-compliance in the 2011-12 financial year as part of its surveillance activities....
The SMSF Professionals' Association of Australia (SPAA) has advised the Federal Government to stop playing with the tax regime for superannuation funds....
East Capital chief executive Michael Hanson-Lawson says SMSFs are leading superannuation funds in emerging market allocations....
Although the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation, Bill Shorten, announced the Government would increase efforts to promote its small business clearing-hous...
The Actuaries Institute has made a number of proposals to address Australia's looming superannuation problem, including extending default options to post-retirement....
Basel III will push banks from the alternatives space, making room for superannuation funds, according to J.P. Morgan's head of institutional investor relationship manage...
Superannuation funds can fight short-term investment behaviour in the industry by ensuring the independence of fund managers to invest on a long-term basis, setting reali...
ASFA has called on the Government to set a date for consultation on CGT relief for the mandatory transfer of default accounts to MySuper products....
The standard risk measure is not perfect, but it should be implemented now and amended after industry review, according to ASFA....
After-tax investing will become the norm in the next five years, according to Kathy Taylor-Hofmann, head of GBST Quant division....
JP Morgan has launched a portfolio analytics tool that it claims will help superannuation trustees comply with the new standard risk measure (SRM) classification system....
ASFA has expressed concern at what it said appears to be an increasing tendency from government departments to shift costs to consumers....
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 ...