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PwC appoints SMSF specialist

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
A growing number of PwC clients moving in to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) has led to a new appointment at the professional services firm. Recently joining as director of PwC Private Clients is Liz Westover. She is expected to bolster PwC's ...

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
... but retirement savings balances are still below par in order to live a comfortable lifestyle. The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) released its latest retirement standard figures today, showing couples aged around 65 need to spend ...

Equip drops super fees

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015
Industry superannuation fund Equipsuper has presented members with an early Christmas present, announcing it will cut fees and costs for accumulation and pension members from February 2016. Fee and cost cuts at the $7 billion fund have come from investment ...

Paying women more super not the answer

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Senator Jenny McAllister believes many people don't feel comfortable with the idea of paying women more superannuation as a government response to fix the gender retirement savings gap. McAllister, who chairs the Senate enquiry in to economic security ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
Over the Christmas break about 30% of Australians would rather pay off debt than top up their superannuation balances according to the latest MLC Wealth Sentiment Survey. Interviewing more than 2000 people in its quarterly survey, MLC found investor's ...

ASIC bans NAB-aligned adviser

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015
... reported him following an internal investigation. ASIC found Tidbury had recommended clients switch to a different superannuation product in circumstances where there was little benefit and significant additional cost to the client in switching. The ...

ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015
Industry Super Australia (ISA) believes it has a tax package that would boost aggregate superannuation savings by $625 billion to 2055. After publicly arguing the case for a " super seed " in September, ISA is reinforcing several other tax initiatives ...

Good Super founders take the reins from MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... will jointly take on the role. Phillip Kingston and Aron D'Souza formed Good Super in 2013 as a "social impact superannuation fund". Andrew MacLeod, previously general manager community, communications and external relations at Rio Tinto (Copper), joined ...

ASIC forms its views on MySuper dashboards

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
... Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released research suggesting there is a more positive sentiment towards superannuation based on annual tests of the MySuper dashboard. ASIC has published results from its 2014 consumer dashboard testing ...

Ending super gender gap needs collective approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015
One single strategy will not be enough to end the superannuation savings gap between men and women, industry stakeholders have concluded. Submissions to the Senate inquiry into 'Economic security for women in retirement' show that the industry is asking ...