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Superannuation

Adviser input key to super fund switch: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
Financial planner input has become essential for a third of super fund members who want to change funds, the latest Roy Morgan research revealed.

Raising Preservation Age could be problematic

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
Financial services groups respond to the Productivity Commission report on retirement policy.

QSuper seeks new CEO, Vilgan departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
QSuper begins the search for a new chief executive as Rosemary Vilgan announces her resignation.

New lifecycle and infrastructure options at Hostplus

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2015
Hostplus members can delegate their super from high-risk to defensive options.

Claims of wrongdoing have no basis: IOOF

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
IOOF managing director Christopher Kelaher has told a Senate committee today that claims of widespread wrongdoing at the company have no basis of fact.

ACT government fund appoints First State Super

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
First State Super has been reappointed default fund for ACT Government workers following a tender process.

AustralianSuper posts double digit returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Strong returns from currency and global equity markets among other factors saw AustralianSuper's balanced investment option return 10.86%.

Lift preservation age to 65, save $7bn annually

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2015
Following successive government plans to lift the age at which retirees can access their age pension, policymakers are pushing ahead with proposals to lift the Preservation Age.

Telstra Super addressing younger base

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Corporate fund Telstra Super is looking to the future.

Super fund members switching at record rates: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2015
Direct-to-client superannuation funds could transform the industry in coming decades according to an industry analyst.