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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers.

Super tax changes the real test of Albanese’s election victory

It’s been on the government’s agenda for two years, but the planned overhaul of tax on super accounts worth more than $3 million will be Albanese’s first test.

  • Shane Wright

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Wayne Swan, Paddy Crulin, Nicola Roxon and Angrisano are among the many superannuation fund directors with labour connections.

The tangled web that links big unions and Labor to the $3.9 trillion super sector

Some of the largest and most powerful players in the Australian economy have connections to unions and the Labor Party in their DNA.

  • James Massola
Facing up to consolidating your super accounts can seem daunting. It’s actually easy.

I’m 23, had four superannuation accounts and was being robbed blind

It took being shamed by my journo colleagues to become one of the smart Australian who are not letting fees drain their meagre super savings.

  • Angus Delaney
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Super Fit: how to get your superannuation into better shape

Expert tips and advice on creating the healthiest possible super balance so that you can have a comfortable retirement.

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Self-managed super funds own $49 billion in residential property.

The superannuation rules setting up a ‘major generational clash’

A Liberal senator is questioning why people cannot use their superannuation to buy a home, given self-managed super funds own almost $49 billion in residential real estate.

  • Rachel Clun
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Allowing first home buyers to use their superannuation in a housing deposit would drive up house prices, experts and industry analysis shows.

Coalition’s super-for-housing policy would drive up property prices: analysis

The Super Members Council found the scheme to allow first home buyers to withdraw $50,000 from super for a deposit would push home prices up by 9 per cent.

  • Rachel Clun
Get out your statement for the end of the calendar year for 2023, and see for yourself whether your retirement phase fund’s was a winner.

These are the top-performing super funds for retirees

Returns for funds in retirement phase are rarely shared, despite the fact they regularly outperform typical accumulation accounts.

  • Bec Wilson
The value of a financial advisor can sometimes be intangible, but for $11,000 you’d want to be getting significant support.

Is $11,000 a year for financial advice too much?

The value of a financial advisor can sometimes be intangible, but for $11,000 you’d want to be getting significant support.

  • Paul Benson
ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the failure to merge duplicate accounts within a fund eroded members’ superannuation balances over time.

Watchdog sues AustralianSuper over 90,000 duplicate accounts

ASIC has taken the country’s biggest super fund to court for failing to merge duplicate accounts, which cost members about $69 million.

  • Millie Muroi

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