government and regulation

Financial advice

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released two draft guidance papers aimed at regulated superannuation funds: one on contribution and benefit accr...

Funds management

Large not-for-profit superannuation funds tend to allocate more of their portfolio to illiquid assets than their retail counterparts, according to a new paper by the Aust...

Funds management

The Government's MySuper reforms are a 'big mistake' and will force trustee boards and chief investment officers to focus on costs rather than net returns, according to C...

Funds management

The government has released draft legislation that will bring Australia's investment manager regime more closely in line with other financial service centres in the Asia ...

Funds management

Australia is a below average destination for managed fund investors largely due to poor disclosure and high taxes, according to a global Morningstar study....

Financial advice

The Financial Planning Association believes the SuperStream changes announced by the Government will help 'future-proof the system', but has expressed doubts that the MyS...

Financial advice

ASIC has announced it will begin shadow shopping retirement advice this year, which it says will target all advisers including those from industry super funds....

Superannuation

The ramifications of Stronger Super, like ripples in a pond, spread further and further out from the superannuation industry. Our October roundtable dips a few more toes ...

Superannuation

Stronger Super has delivered a raft of new regulatory challenges for the superannuation industry but, as Damon Taylor writes, the objective is finding the right balance i...

Superannuation

The rise and rise of self-managed superannuation funds in Australia has often been fuelled by periods of market adversity and, as Damon Taylor reports, there is no sign o...

Superannuation

Just days ahead of the Government releasing its Stronger Super package, a group of superannuation industry leaders discussed its impact and implications. ...

Superannuation

With markets again exhibiting volatility reminiscent of the global financial crisis, Damon Taylor writes that superannuation trustees are expecting more from their custod...

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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. ...

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Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

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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 ...

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Iress has issued an update denying the validity of “certain statements” made today by an alleged threat actor....

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The research house has offered a silver lining after super fund returns saw the end of a five-month streak last month....

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A survey of almost 6,000 fund members has identified weakening retirement confidence, particularly among those under 55 years of age, signalling an opportunity for super ...

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