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Superannuation

Super funds to face parliamentary grilling

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020
Some of the country's biggest super funds are set to face parliamentary scrutiny tomorrow as part of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics ongoing review.

Aussie super funds climb ranks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
Total assets held by Australia's super funds rose almost 20% in 2019, with 16 now sitting within the top 300 pension funds worldwide, new analysis shows.

Adviser demands answers from Media Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2020
A financial adviser has publicly called on the chief executive of Media Super to explain why a total and permanent disability claim for a very vulnerable client has been indefinitely delayed.

Majority of ERS applications double dippers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
The majority of payments made through the government's Early Release of Super (ERS) scheme have been double dippers, according to the most recent APRA data.

Industry funds pledge $33bn for economy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
Industry super funds have announced a $33 billion pipeline to stimulate business activity and help restore the economy, according to Industry Super Australia.

Fees fall after super mergers: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
Members whose super funds have merged in the last three years have seen their fees decrease by 20%, according to new analysis.

Super fund expands investment exclusions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2020
A $52 billion super fund has updated its product disclosure statements to exclude investment in any company that provides services to detention centres.

Super remains grossly inequitable: Per Capita

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
Australia's superannuation system continues to produce grossly inequitable outcomes between the financial security of Australian men and women in retirement, according to research from Per Capita.

ERS to lead to rising pension costs, higher taxes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
Industry Super Australia has slammed the government's early release of superannuation scheme, arguing it will significantly increase the long-term Age Pension costs borne by taxpayers.

Industry funds triumph July performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
UniSuper and AustralianSuper have come out on top of the leaderboard for personal and workplace superannuation over the longer term but couldn't keep up in the last 12 months, according to the latest figures from Rainmaker Information.