Advisers and super funds must strive to change members’ thinking about their super as a balance in an account to an income stream that would provide for their retirement....
Mercer’s acquisition of Pillar Administration has resulted in the departure of chief executive, Peter Brook....
A concept of adequacy in the super objective will encourage people to save during their working life to fund a self-sufficient retirement, the SMSF Association believes....
Rice Warner has questioned whether some new ethical funds can justify their exorbitant fees....
The Senate Economics Committee has been told a recent NSW Supreme Court decision may have effectively altered the priority to SG debts if employers use trust structures....
SuperEd has announced its intention to raise funds to help bring higher levels of advice to the super sector....
Australian listed property has helped the median super growth fund return a respectable 7.5 per cent for the 2016 calendar year, according to Morningstar....
An SCT determination has reminded insurers and superannuation funds that they cannot unreasonably delay the payment of death benefits....
Australians are further delaying their retirement plans in the face of the confusion and negativity that accompanied the Government’s Budget super changes....
Super funds delivered a fifth consecutive positive annual return on the back of Australian share markets posting a return of 11.8 per cent in 2016....
A Senate Committee has been warned the Government may be significantly over-estimating the level of investments Australians hold outside of super....
The absence of adequacy or a standard of living in the Government’s objective of super definition can ignore qualitative outcomes, WIS believes....
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 ...