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16 March 2016 • By Tim Stewart • 1 min read

Super 'not an estate planning tool', says Treasurer

Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison has flagged changes to superannuation "tax incentives" in the May budget to ensure Australia's retirement system is ...

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SuperStream take-up hits 70%

The electronic super contributions regime, SuperStream, saw 22.8 million member transactions processed in the 2015 September quarter, says the ...

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Managed funds crack SMSF market

Over a quarter of SMSF portfolios are now made up of managed funds, according a new survey conducted by OneVue. A quarterly survey conducted by ...

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'Brutal transparency' required on super fees

In its quest to lower default super fees, the Australian government should be "brutal" on transparency and require employers to become more involved ...

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Super funds put CommInsure 'on notice'

CommInsure's group insurance clients have demanded answers from the CBA subsidiary following revelations of unethical claims handling by Fairfax Media ...

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Government consults on super objective

Treasury has released a discussion paper on the 'objective of superannuation', which the government plans to enshrine in legislation later this year

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Inefficient share trading hurting super funds

Most superannuation funds cannot accurately quantify the cost of their equity trading activities, warns a new paper by Parametric. A majority of ...

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Avoid ‘politicking’ over super tax: CSRI

The Committee for Sustainable Retirement Incomes (CSRI) has argued that politicising the debate around superannuation tax concessions will hinder the ...

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First State Super switches custodians

First State Super has appointed State Street as its new custodian, after using JP Morgan for the past 20 years. First State Super has appointed ...

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Mercer urges super funds to 'tailor' strategies

In the face of continuing market volatility, Mercer has urged super funds to tailor their investment strategies to focus on outcomes-based investing

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