government and regulation

Superannuation

The Government must clarify the details of the MySuper regime to help trustees prepare for the new regulatory environment, according to the Australian Institute of Supera...

Superannuation

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has endorsed the Government's move to introduce 'one touch' consolidation of superannuation as being "in the be...

Superannuation

The focus on fees in MySuper is about delivering the benefits of scale to the end member, rather than forcing superannuation funds into indexing to reduce costs, accordin...

Superannuation

The maturity of the superannuation system when it comes to membership is the driving factor behind the consolidation in the industry, according to REST chief executive Da...

Superannuation

The superannuation industry has broadly welcomed the final shape of the Stronger Super changes, with a few caveats....

Superannuation

The Government's Stronger Super reforms have received a positive response from some of Australia's retail superannuation funds, with the key elements of the reforms in li...

Superannuation

The Government must be careful not to impose onerous conditions on superannuation trustees when it comes to the storage, security and destruction of tax file numbers (TFN...

Superannuation

With the release of the Government's Stronger Super proposals imminent, concerns have been raised about the possibility of industry funds monopolising default funds....

Superannuation

Take-up of the Government's co-contribution scheme for low income earners fell sharply in the June quarter of 2011 compared to the same period in 2010, according the late...

Superannuation

Administration issues continue to dominate the matters handled by the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal....

Superannuation

The Government's proposed changes to the excess contributions rules have been broadly supported by the superannuation industry - with a few caveats....

Superannuation

The Industry Super Network (ISN) has announced the appointment of Zachary May - former US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adviser - to its executive ranks as the...

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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 4 weeks ago
Kevin Gorman

Super director remuneration ...

5 months 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 ...

5 months ago

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

1 day 16 hours ago

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

2 days 17 hours ago

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 ...

2 days 17 hours ago