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Superannuation

Coalition pledges support for super laws amendments bill

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
The Coalition has said it will support the federal government's Superannuation Laws Amendment Bill, granting tax relief to superannuation funds which do not acquire a MySuper licence.

Women in Super raise $5m for breast cancer research

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Women in Super raised a record $5 million at the 2013 Mother's Day Classic, which will be used to fund breast cancer research.

Excess super contributions amendments pass House of Reps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Amendments to the government's Fairer Taxation of Excess Concessional Contributions legislation has passed the lower house.

BGL adds bank data to SMSF software

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
BGL Corporate Solutions will add a bank data service to its administration software for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs).

Infrastructure trumps other assets over time: ISN

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
Infrastructure is the best long-term investment, according to research by the Industry Super Network (ISN).

AustralianSuper awards mandate to Henderson

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2013
AustralianSuper has awarded a mandate to Henderson Global Investors to purchase and manage its UK retail property strategy.

Government to table concessional contributions bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
The government is expected to introduce legislation to ease penalties on excess concessional contributions into Parliament today.

Shorten maps out government super legacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
Bill Shorten, minister for Superannuation and Financial Services, has used a speech to a Financial Services Council (FSC) dinner at Parliament House in Canberra to assertively defend the government's reform record on superannuation.

Aust(Q) merger with AustralianSuper 'in members' interest'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
The small Queensland-based industry super fund AUST(Q) Super has announced an 'in principle' merger industry giant AustralianSuper, set to take place later this year following due diligence processes.

ME Bank wins A3 rating on super fund backing

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
ME Bank, which was started by industry super funds, has been assigned an A3 rating by Moody's.