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Government eases work to retirement

The Federal government will allow Australians to extend their working life by enabling them to access their superannuation through an income stream without having to retire permanently from the workforce. Under the regulation measure, Transition to ...

Choice of super advice to be evaluated

ASIC has announced it will undertake a nation wide shadow shopping survey to assess the quality of advice being given to consumers as they prepare for their strategies under the choice of superannuation legislation to be introduced on 1 July 2005. The ...

ASIC's 'Super Switching' campaign catches Tasmanian adviser

ASIC has begun action against a Tasmanian man following its 'Super Switching' campaign launched in December last year. The 'Super Switching' campaign was developed to monitor the advice and disclosure by advisers where advisers are required to write ...

Eight year gaol sentence for former financial adviser

The District Court of New South Wales has sentenced John Higgins to eight years gaol with a non-parole of five years after the former financial adviser was found to have misappropriated over $1.7 million of clients' funds. Higgins pleaded guilty in ...

Aberdeen wins super mandate for China fund

Aberdeen Asset Management has signed its first superannuation investment mandate for its China Opportunities Fund with Kraft Foods committing to $2.5 million to the fund. The move is the first institutional mandate picked up by the fund after it was ...

Queensland government criticised over moves to stop choice

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2005
A move by Queensland to prevent proposed federal superannuation changes allowing workers their own choice of fund manager was a backward step, the state Liberal Party said. Last week, the Queensland Labor government introduced amendments to the Industrial ...

APRA warns super funds over choice advertising

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has written to superannuation trustees warning them that some advertising and marketing campaigns before the introduction of choice may breach the sole purpose test and a trustee's duty to members. The ...

Super choice for everyone

The Federal Government will override state laws to extend choice of superannuation to State award employees as of 1 July, 2006. Currently choice of superannuation fund legislation, which will come into effect from July this year, only covers Federal ...

ASFA provides choice of fund assistance for employers

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has prepared a series of fact sheets to help demystify the introduction of choice of fund legislation and guide employers through the choice process. The fact sheets number 13 in total and ...

It's only the beginning for GSJBW's Australian share fund

Morningstar Research has awarded the strategy of Goldman Sachs JBWere's (GSJBW) Wholesale Australian Equity Fund an 'investment grade' rating, acknowledging the lost ground the fund made up over the past 12 months but believing it now needs to consolidate ...