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Expert Analysis

Insurance in superannuation has been through a tough period with multiple legislation changes affecting the product but the full impact remains to be seen....

Insurance

Despite insurance becoming more important due to COVID-19, Treasury has not progressed with legislating universal terms and conditions in insurance within super, accordin...

Institutional investment

A lawyer has hit back at claims that insurance inside superannuation is not suitable for mental health conditions as it is “demonstrably incorrect”. ...

Superannuation

There are other financial hardship programs people can access and super members need to be aware of these before tampering with their super, according to a lawyer. ...

Superannuation

It is not correct to say that many, if any, superannuation fund members will be left without valuable life and disability cover, according to Berrill and Watson Lawyers. ...

Superannuation

The fund is now the only major not-for-profit fund that does not allow members early access to super on grounds of financial hardship....

Expert Analysis

While ASIC’s TPD report is an important step to restoring consumer confidence there is still work to be done. ...

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Grant Banner

From my perspective, 40- 50% of people are likely going to be deeply unhappy about how long they actually live. ...

4 months ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

4 months 1 week ago
Anthony Asher

No doubt true, but most of it is still because over 45’s have been upgrading their houses with 30 year mortgages. Money ...

4 months 1 week ago

Blue Owl Capital, a US asset manager with its eye on ‘marquee investors’ like super funds, has announced the appointment of a senior Future Fund executive as its newest m...

2 days 8 hours ago

Australia’s second-largest super fund has confirmed it is expanding its presence in the UK following significant investment in the region....

3 days ago

While the Financial Advice Association Australia said it supports a performance testing regime “in principle”, it holds reservations about expanding this scope to retirem...

2 days 15 hours ago