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Government consults on laxing legacy super product rules

BY ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024 12:47PM

The government is consulting on new regulations to relax restrictions on legacy superannuation products which would allow individuals to exit unsuitable products and remove barriers to closing legacy funds.

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