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21 March 2017 • By Killian Plastow • 1 min read

Super funds post modest returns in February

The median balanced superannuation fund option delivered a return of 1.1 per cent in February despite the recent strength in equity markets, according ...

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Super release policy is 'asinine': Rice Warner

Allowing first home buyers to draw from their super to pay a deposit to buy a house would not only undermine the purpose of the super system, but cost ...

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Early super release won't fix housing, says FSC

Suggestions by the government that early access to super could be part of a May Budget package on housing affordability have drawn a sharp rebuke from ...

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New group insurance guidance released

Retail and industry superannuation lobby groups have collaborated on new ‘best practice’ guidelines about group insurance data collection

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ASFA rejects tender process for default funds

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has published a white paper highly critical of any move towards a Chilean-style tender ...

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Super mergers to continue: Rice Warner

Continued merger activity in the superannuation industry could see the total number of funds reduce by 39 per cent to 149 by June 2021, according to a ...

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CIPRs likely to benefit industry funds: Tria

The introduction of Comprehensive Income Products for Retirement could help industry funds retain members who would have otherwise gone to retail ...

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‘Reason’ lacking in governance debate: Fraser

The government’s arguments for mandated minimum quotas of independent directors on industry fund boards rely heavily on “assertion” rather than ...

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Statewide Super pens financial advice referral deal

Industry fund Statewide Super has entered an agreement with the Association of Independently Owned Financial Professionals (AIOFP) to provide retail ...

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Super funds eyeing unclaimed $2.7bn

The ATO should be allowed to use its new identification powers to transfer unclaimed superannuation funds back into members' active accounts, argues ...

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