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
Superannuation
Superannuation
Super transparency rules to impact advisers
Financial advisers are on notice to understand ASIC’s new fee disclosure regime, so they can advise clients about value-for-money funds and abide by the best-interests duty.
Alice UribeJanuary 9, 2019
Superannuation
Welcome back and try not to think about those poor returns
Superannuation fund CIOs are predicting a tough year ahead for equities investors punctuated by low economic growth and possible share market draw downs.
Ben HurleyDecember 20, 2018
Superannuation
Advisers push industry funds to open up
Regulators and policymakers are investigating vertical integration and that probably has industry funds looking closely at their advice models.
Matthew SmithDecember 18, 2018
Superannuation
Robert offers extension on CIPRs but not on reform bill
Assistant Treasurer Stuart Robert wants the super overhaul passed by November’s end but agrees to two extra years and a higher balance threshold for CIPR requirement.
Alice UribeOctober 31, 2018
Superannuation
Assistant treasurer attacks Labor’s ‘retiree tax’
Stuart Robert ripped into Labor’s franking credit plan in Sydney today, asking how it could be targeted at the top end if 96 per cent of those affected earn less than $87,000.
Tahn SharpeOctober 30, 2018
Superannuation
Royal commission unlikely to boost Millennial super funds
The fallout from the revelations of the royal commission won’t lead to a boon for newer funds targeting the younger age cohort, according to Grow Super’s Joshua Wilson.
Alice UribeAugust 29, 2018
Superannuation
Allocation is where SMSFs are failing clients
A close look at ASIC’s recent findings reveals advisers’ unwarranted bias towards listed property assets and poor notions of bias, Max Newnham writes.
Max NewnhamJuly 2, 2018