This Month
Market rout exposes risks to SMSFs from Labor’s superannuation tax
The plunge in shares has exposed how around 80,000 self-funded retirees with large balances could suffer unrecoverable losses if the proposed levy is enacted.
Obesity is costing Australia a fortune, and the solution is in the pub
Prominent people were asked to propose one policy initiative they believed political parties should pledge to do, should they win the election.
One surprising group sailed through the Trump turmoil - here’s how
As markets plunged, jumped, slumped and soared around them, the one thing this group didn’t do was panic.
Why your SMSF is not a de facto private bank
Many self-managed super fund trustees continue to cite a handful of persistent myths to justify – or excuse – unlawful loans.
This will cushion your super balance during the Trump slump
Bonds typically act as a counterbalance to equities, providing ballast during share market corrections. But this time around there’s a wrinkle in the system.
Election campaign of cheap jibes and petty bribes
Readers’ letters on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton’s campaign performance, Donald Trump’s tariffs and making childcare a tax deduction.
Burke breaks silence on fund hacks as Victoria Police moves in
Cybersecurity Minister Tony Burke has broken his long silence on last week’s co-ordinated attack on superannuation funds.
Cbus insists Wayne Swan is at the wheel
After backtracking on declarations it had not, in fact, been hacked, Cbus is now investigating its own “cyber incident”.
Cyber minister Tony Burke ‘radio silent’ on super breach: Coalition
The accusation comes after cybersecurity firms identified the details of thousands of Australian retirees for sale online.
How can I add a downsizer contribution and inheritance to super?
There is the potential to contribute a combined $1.32 million to your super fund and that of your spouse.
AusSuper to refund customers as Cbus admits hack
AustralianSuper has vowed to refund members who had $500,000 stolen from their accounts in a cyberattack.
Retirees are trying to change their super. They can’t log in
While market volatility is wiping billions off sharemarkets, super members wanting to check their balances or change investments are being hampered by outages.
Super funds urge members not to panic after rout takes losses to $170b
The country’s largest retirement investors say they are leaning in to the meltdown, which they see as a short-term problem that presents buying opportunities.
Cyberattack exposes Labor big super weakness
Cyber breaches and Donald Trump’s sharemarket rout have exposed further flaws in Labor’s compulsory super system and its union-aligned funds.
Trump’s 19th century economic policy
Readers’ letters on Donald Trump’s tariff regime, the ASX slump and superannuation balances, ANZ cultural change.
Labor sweats superannuation hit from sharemarket rout
Anthony Albanese says he is worried about the fall-out from Donald Trump’s growing trade war, particularly for hard-hit countries in Asia.
ASX in freefall; Star seals $300m deal; Super funds given deadline
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Cybercriminals impersonated super executives in week of mass breach
The attacks occurred in the same week hackers compromised the largest funds and siphoned retirement savings out of member accounts.
This retiree expects a market ‘bloodbath’. Here’s what will help
Jo White, 64, refuses to look at her super balance given what’s happened in financial markets over the past few days. These wealth experts lay out a game plan.
With global markets in turmoil, big super faces an epic stress test
The major funds will get a chance to prove they can handle the turbulence. But the financial system’s vulnerabilities have shifted from banks to pensions.