Productivity Commission

SMSF

APRA funds take note: married couples like SMSFs

Almost 90 per cent of the 1.1 million ATO-regulated self-managed super funds are set up by married couples who have pooled their assets, something APRA-regulated funds don’t allow.

Matthew SmithFebruary 19, 2019

Royal Commission

Hayne backs ‘one default account’ for new members

A single "default" super account should be mandated for Aussie workers according to Commissioner Kenneth Hayne.

Elizabeth FryFebruary 4, 2019

Investment

Shift focus from accumulation to retirement: UK pensions expert

A leading UK pension expert has joined a growing collective urging Canberra to shift focus from the accumulation part of the superannuation system to the retirement experience of the workers.

Elizabeth FryJanuary 25, 2019

Superannuation

Data crucial to understanding SMSFs: Ralston

Regulators will take a step in the right direction if they follow the Productivity Commission recommendations and become better at collecting and interpreting data.

Matthew SmithJanuary 14, 2019

Regulation

Pressure mounts for ‘sunlight’ on APLs

The Productivity Commission’s repeated assertion that approved product lists should be made public will put further pressure on government to curtail vertically integrated advice.

Tahn SharpeJanuary 11, 2019

Superannuation

Funds slam PC’s ‘best in show’ double-down

Super industry bodies cite concerns about how top products are selected and restrictions on competition as Productivity Commission tables final report.

Alice UribeJanuary 10, 2019

Featured Homepage Posts

A tale of two reports: reform’s failures in black and white

Lack of practical understanding about how advice, superannuation and taxation issues work has contributed to the failings of regulation’s past, Max Newnham writes.

Max NewnhamNovember 6, 2018

Superannuation

The case for a ban on value-based SMSF fees

We can hope that one outcome of the Productivity Commission’s review of the superannuation industry will be a ban on administration costs based on the value of an SMSF’s assets.

Max NewnhamJune 18, 2018

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Productivity Commission

SMSF

APRA funds take note: married couples like SMSFs

Royal Commission

Hayne backs ‘one default account’ for new members

Investment

Shift focus from accumulation to retirement: UK pensions expert

Superannuation

Data crucial to understanding SMSFs: Ralston

Regulation

Pressure mounts for ‘sunlight’ on APLs

Superannuation

Funds slam PC’s ‘best in show’ double-down

Featured Homepage Posts

A tale of two reports: reform’s failures in black and white

Superannuation

The case for a ban on value-based SMSF fees

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