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Superannuation

ISA slams super opt out proposal

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
Lower paid workers, mostly women and young people, would be left tens of thousands of dollars worse off in retirement if they were to opt out of Australia's superannuation system, Industry Super Australia (ISA) has said.

Returns gap fuels 'dashboard' debate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2016
A revival of industry fund outperformance could play a major role in ongoing policy debate that is splitting the superannuation industry into two distinct factions.

Funds under management to hit $8tr by 2035: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Competition will intensify among the country's largest fund managers as research forecast the size of the wealth management market to reach $8 trillion by 2035, at a bare minimum.

Renewed calls to remove super from political cycle

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Superannuation policy decisions must be taken out of the Budget and election cycles to prevent a drop in confidence in the system.

Sunsuper brings Vanguard CIO out of retirement

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Sunsuper has appointed the former chief investment officer at Vanguard to its investment team.

Productivity Commission should focus on Choice underperformance: AIST

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Tom Garcia has said that the Productivity Commission Review of superannuation should focus on the underperformance of funds in the Choice sector.

Global market slide hits NZ Super Fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
The New Zealand Super Fund has released its performance report for January 2016, revealing a negative 3.57% return.

Treasurer hints at super concession adjustments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016
Treasurer Scott Morrison has given the clearest indication yet that tax incentives in superannuation will be adjusted when it announces the result of its tax and spending review shortly, especially for very high earners.

Regulators coordinating efforts to protect super

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
Australia's financial services regulators have committed to coordinating their efforts to ensure that professionals working in the country's self-managed superannuation sector are acting as they should do.

Labor eyes super for start-up boost

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2016
The Federal Opposition thinks more should be done to boost investment in Australia's start-ups.