superannuation
People and Products
Sunsuper’s chief executive, Scott Hartley, has announced he will depart the super fund following the appointment of a successor, as he was looking for a new challenge....
Superannuation
The Grattan Institute has stood by its position that the superannuation guarantee (SG) should remain at 9.5 per cent, saying that predictions of insufficient retirement i...
Superannuation
Some super funds have admitted that awareness levels of indigenous kinship structures in the superannuation industry aren’t as developed as they could be, although guidan...
Superannuation
Superannuation funds have warned that the complexity of the superannuation system is such that the Australian Financial Complaints Authority should not judge them on the ...
Superannuation
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has acknowledged the stark choices facing superannuation funds in dealing with the new low-balance fee cap – increasing the...
Superannuation
Prime Super will abolish administration fees for super accounts with balances under $6,000 from 1 July, after assessing the impact the Protecting Your Super reforms would...
Expert Analysis
As the superannuation industry comes out of a year that saw financial services in general plummet in the public’s regard, funds can benefit from treating their social con...
Features
As the superannuation industry undergoes a period of technological and regulatory change, custodians are looking for ways to meet their clients’ evolving demands....
Expert Analysis
Should superannuation funds include the Age Pension when they estimate a member’s income in retirement? This modeling explores why this question is far more complex than ...
Financial advice
Industry superannuation funds are winning more corporate superannuation mandates and therefore making the choices about who provides financial advice....
Editorial
Scott Morrison’s election victory may have offered super funds temporary relief where franking credit reforms are concerned. With dividend imputation credits expected to ...
Features and Analysis
How to maximise member interactions with an often-disengaged client base is the question every super fund wants an answer to, and Sharnie Barabas’ success at optimising c...
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 ...