Now’s not the time to mess with super
When the better super funds are posting year-to-date returns of 13 per cent, now is not the time for governments to intervene.
Superannuation
Statewide Super sued by ASIC over $1.5m ‘mistake’
Statewide Super is being sued for errors in charging some members for insurance premiums, which it says were an “administration error’’.
Super fund REST facing court
Big industry super fund REST will face court over allegations it blocked members from leaving to puff up its accounts.
Problem is the tax on our super is too high
Savers shouldn’t rest easy, as the government might look for ways to force them to exhaust their savings.
Keating is rent-seekers’ new hero
It beggars belief that a boy from Bankstown is not outraged by the inequity that has emerged from his superannuation system.
ATO has the ‘super fakers’ in its sights
The tax office is targeting more than 1900 applicants for the early release of super scheme on suspicion they deliberately misrepresented their financial situations.
Groundhog day for dud super funds
This year’s underperforming super funds were largely the same as those that were named and shamed last year.
Tax-free super set to expand
Superannuation investors are likely to find coming changes welcome and confusing at the same time.
Super fund concerns rejected
Federal minister rejects concerns of major fund managers about plans to benchmark the performance of MySuper funds.
Revolt over MySuper benchmark
The chief investment officers of major super funds want proposed investment benchmarks for MySuper accounts revised.
New strategies needed for super
At least two controversial changes are required if superannuation is to meet the needs of retired Australians.
Battlelines drawn on super as Labor senses a backflip
A political row has erupted over whether freezing the scheduled increase in the super guarantee would lift living standards for working Australians.
Preserving capital always paramount
The Retirement Income Review offers some highly contestable assumptions about how Australians might finance their retirement, but suggesting very rich retirees should be denied tax breaks is not one of them.
Keeping faith: Sicilia sticks to Hostplus investment path
Sam Sicilia says Hostplus was in weekly contact with regulators and employers as fears of a run on the fund increased, but never eventuated.
Prove ads are worth it, super funds told
The prudential regulator will crack down on spending by superannuation funds on advertising and marketing.
COVID highlight’s ag’s value for investors: PSP
The COVID pandemic has highlighted the value of agricultural land for long-term investors, Canadian pensions giant says.
Canadians open to super farm deals
One of Canada’s largest pension investment managers plans to make further acquisitions in Australian agribusiness.
Funds giant Calpers puts heat on AGMs
One of the world’s biggest pension funds is taking on ASX-listed companies including BHP, Rio Tinto and CBA over climate change and governance.
How ‘Big Super’ changes affect you
Union-linked industry funds have been hit with a wall of changes and if Frydenberg has his way, they will never be the same again.
Big stick taken to big super
The government is launching an unexpected range of reforms on super that is far wider than anyone in the industry had expected.
Corporate funds hit hard by second round withdrawals
Members have taken funds out at a much higher rate than their industry super fund counterparts.
UniSuper happy to top up on tech, property
UniSuper’s John Pearce sees plenty of opportunities in listed markets, but is less enthusiastic about what he sees in the unlisted space.
Super funds ahead in August
The median balanced fund returned 1.8 per cent in August, taking the financial year to date return to 2.9 per cent.
Financial advisers to tackle personal problems
Peace, love and understanding. And maybe a bit of investment. Welcome to the new age of financial advice.
Super funds push harder on climate
Australia’s biggest carbon polluters will be targeted over their move to net zero emissions by the Climate Action 100+ initiative.
Early super drain slowing
Australians are turning off the superannuation tap, with withdrawals under the early release scheme hitting a new low for the fourth week running.
38,000 have wiped out super, says fund
38,000 members of one industry super fund have totally emptied their accounts through the early access scheme, a parliamentary committee has heard.
Time to scrap pension fee trap
The legacy of complying pensions in the local market has left an elderly generation of investors paying an outsized penalty on outdated products.
Ideological assault on super will leave us worse off
The Coalition’s opportunistic assault on superannuation is nothing short of outrageous.
Boost super, open borders, says former PM Paul Keating
The ‘best solution’ to funding a post-recession recovery would be direct buying of government bonds by the RBA, says former PM Paul Keating.
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