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Super funds push back on CSLR: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... for higher risk sectors. SMC also raised concerns about proposals that would allow self-managed super funds (SMSFs) to opt in or out of the scheme while requiring members of mainstream super funds to contribute regardless. "It would be deeply unjust ...

Treasury launches retirement phase consultations

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2025
Treasury has launched two consultations relating to the retirement phase, one of which seeks the right metrics and indicators to create transparency and improve retirement outcomes. The proposed Retirement Reporting Framework will require trustees to ...

Regal slashes holdings in Opthea over insolvency concerns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... end of January. Regal Asian Investments Management told shareholders this morning it has "revalued the holding value of OPT in RG8's portfolio to 20 cents per share, considering OPT's negative trial results announcement yesterday and recognising ...

Insurance through superannuation stages a comeback

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAR 2025
... employer super contributions. The research paper said this suggests there's scope for millions more Australians to opt in for insurance, even after accounting for those with low balances and under-25s. Total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance ...

Systemic issues impact 20k consumers: AFCA

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2024
... failed to prove it had notified its members with inactive accounts that their insurance will be cancelled unless they 'opt in' to keep their cover under the PYS legislation. The trustee had supposedly engaged an external mail house to send the letters ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... don't currently have insurance through your super, it's important to understand these changes in case you want to opt in to having insurance in the future."

Hostplus defies inflation fears

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
One of Sam Sicilia's pet themes is that the forces of technology are deflationary, and they will inevitably kick in to be a dominant influence. The Hostplus investment chief has been on this tear for some time and hasn't changed his mind despite ...

Focus on providing 'good advice': QAR draft proposals

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
A focus on providing 'good advice', the scrapping of general advice, and allowing superannuation funds to provide personal financial advice are just some of the proposed reforms contained in the Quality of Advice Review's consultation paper. ...

NSW to introduce options for first home buyers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2022
From January 2023 first home buyers in New South Wales will have the option of paying stamp duty or an annual land tax under proposed reforms. The plan, announced in the 2022-23 NSW budget, will see first home buyers purchasing a home up to the value ...

ClearView consolidates super, pension plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2022
ClearView undertook an intra-fund transfer last week, closing a more than 30-year-old superannuation and pension offering. The transfer occurred on May 19 and saw all ClearView Superannuation and Roll-Overs and ClearView Pension Plan members transferred ...
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