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Superannuation

Super tax concession savings not overly generous: NAB

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2015
National Australia Bank (NAB), in a submission to government, has said superannuation should be the most concessionally incentivised form of savings for Australians so it remains the most attractive structure to save for an adequate retirement.

Trio liquidators deny deregistering fraud fund

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
PPB, the liquidators assigned to the Astarra funds following the 2009 collapse of Trio Capital, have denied rumours they will deregister the Astarra Strategic Fund on June 17.

Challenger and Link partner to offer super annuities

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Challenger has partnered with Link Group to offer annuities to industry super fund members.

Cbus adds property, infrastructure investment options

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Cbus has added property and infrastructure as standalone investment options within the fund's Self Managed platform.

Govt pulls Public Sector Super fee subsidy

Members of the Public Sector Superannuation accumulation plan (PSSap) will now have to pay superannuation fees after the government pulled funding for a subsidy.

Super pool reducing Aussie reliance on foreign capital: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2015
Australia's compulsory superannuation system and its positive effects for individuals and the economy should not be lost in the Tax Discussion Paper process.

Finology expert to address AFA roadshow

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
On the back of its recent partnership, Sunsuper and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) have secured PortfolioConstruction Forum chief finology officer, Dr David Lazenby, to address the AFA National Roadshow in July.

Rice Warner debunks super myths

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2015
The chief executive of superannuation research and advice firm Rice Warner believes Australians will be set up for poor retirement unless the industry kills off its many myths.

Almost everyone got a bonus this year, report reveals

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Asset managers and insurance professionals were most pleased with their bonuses in 2014/15, according to the recently published Morgan McKinley's Bonus Survey.

Cbus chief executive answers Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2015
Cbus chief executive David Atkin has again flatly denied having any knowledge of the superannuation fund releasing members' personal information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU).