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Potential budget super alterations welcome

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
On the eve of Treasurer Scott Morrison's first budget there is further support to rein in superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy, provided that proceeds fund better retirements for women and lower income earners. Industry Super Australia is ...

Is tapping into super to pay off student debt a good idea?

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
As the discussion about the 'objective of superannuation' continues it has now circled around to the issue of whether people should be allowed to tap into their super in order to pay-off current student debt or to pay for tertiary education which has ...

CHOICE adds another super voice

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
Consumer advocacy group CHOICE will be increasing its superannuation voice during 2016, a direct response to the little industry conversation with a consumer focus during an election year. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland flagged the group's position ...

Actuaries call for objectives across retirement system

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
The Actuaries Institute has called for the Federal Government to go further than defining superannuation and complementary objectives for the Age Pension and the mandatory superannuation guarantee. Releasing its submission Treasury on super's objective ...

Indigenous workers retire with 27pct less: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 APR 2016
Indigenous males are likely to retire with a superannuation balance matching non-indigenous females who have no career break according to new industry research. This finding comes from the latest paper examining retirement adequacy for indigenous Australians ...

ASIC hands Allegianz six month suspension

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
ASIC has placed a six month suspension on Melbourne-based Allegianz's Australian Financial Services Licence (ASFL) for failing to comply with a number of key obligations. In a statement the regulator said that Allegianz had failed to lodge auditor reports ...

Govt announces superannuation's objective

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
The government has released a discussion paper outlining the formal objective of Australia's superannuation system that it proposes to enshrine in legislation. The words the government is proposing are the same as those recommended by the Financial ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
QSuper is leveraging its scale as one of the country's largest superannuation funds to offer accumulation members a bonus should they keep post-retirement savings at the $60 billion industry fund. As thousands of its members near retirement, Queensland's ...

PC to lead another inquiry into super

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Turnbull Government is the latest administration to announce a superannuation inquiry to investigate efficiency of the system and review how default funds are selected. A statement jointly released by Treasurer Scott Morrison and Assistant Treasurer ...

ASFA chief executive Vamos to step down

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016
Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) chief executive Pauline Vamos has decided that the time is right to step down after eight and a half years in the role. The ASFA board will shortly commence recruitment for her replacement and ...