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Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
The Institute of Financial Professionals Australia (IFPA) has bucked the trend, rejecting the proposal to legislate an objective of superannuation. The IFPA said it supports consistency in future policy making around superannuation, which should be ...

Regulators prioritise emerging areas of risk

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2023
Regulators are prioritising a range of emerging areas of risk across the superannuation industry. Speaking on a panel at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Melbourne, APRA general manager superannuation Katrina Ellis, ASIC Commissioner ...

Inflation erodes retiree savings by 7.5%

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
The rising cost of travel, fuel and many food staples continue to aggravate the quality of living for retirees as inflation leapt 7.5% in the last year. Oils and fats (20.8%), domestic travel and accommodation (19.8%), milk (17.9%), gas (17.4%), fuel ...

Early super release scheme a mistake: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2023
Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned against repeating the early release of super scheme that gave unrestricted access to retirement savings. The early release of super scheme allowed individuals to withdraw up to $20,000 of their retirement savings ...

Gender super balance parity four decades away: ISA

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2023
The median super balance for a woman in her early 60s is just $159,600 compared to the male median of $210,800 and it'll take at least 40 years for it to change, according to new analysis by Industry Super Australia (ISA). ISA's report states that in ...

Government to double tax for high super balances

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
The government will double the concessional tax rate for superannuation balances over $3 million, affecting 80,000 people or 0.5% of super accounts. Commencing 2025/26, superannuation earnings in the accumulation phase that exceed $3 million will face ...

Regulators sound alarm on cybersecurity, fraud in super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2023
At the annual Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia conference, financial services regulators detailed their top priorities, including cybersecurity threats and fraud in the super industry. At the ASFA conference, financial services regulators ...

The unprecedented economic forces shaping the world

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the ASFA conference, Macquarie Capital managing director and head of global and Asia-Pacific equity strategy Viktor Shvets said he believes unprecedented economic forces will change the investment climate in the coming decades. Shvets forecasts that ...

New front in super wars, stability at risk: Opposition

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
At the Australian Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) conference, shadow treasurer Angus Taylor said the stability and certainty of Australia's superannuation system is at risk. The purpose of super is to take pressure off the budget, not supplement ...

Australia leads the way in pension system sustainability: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2023
Australia's sustainable pension expenditure stands out from other advanced economies' retirement income systems, an ASFA report says. ASFA's Cost of pensions across advanced economies report said Australia's government pension expenditure ...