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Confusion reigns as government hedges its bets on advice in super

The government’s line on its proposed changes to advice in super is incongruous with the actual changes. You can’t re-do the language embedded in the SIS Act while denying that anything will be different.

Tahn Sharpe | 24th Jun 2024 | More
Gargantuan funds and the ‘second six’: The state of super and what members think about it

KPMG’s latest Super Insights report shows the future shape that the industry might take, with distinct cohorts of funds now emerging across size and service. But there’s little positive sentiment to be found about funds online.

Lachlan Maddock | 5th Jun 2024 | More
Shifting sands of super pitch investment bonds as a viable alternative

The new $3 million superannuation cap is a reminder that the system will never stand still, and diversification options like investment bonds will always be highly valued.

Michael McQueen | 22nd Aug 2023 | More
  • Regulators skewer super funds for slow progress on retirement income covenant

    A joint review conducted by ASIC and APRA was scathing of funds’ collective attempts to meet their new legal obligation to help fund members plan for retirement, and urged them to “address, with urgency, the gaps in their approach”.

    Tahn Sharpe | 20th Jul 2023 | More
    Orwellian doublespeak and the great ‘retire rich’ lie

    Breaking superannuation into three different funding models may not be the right answer, but at least it cuts through the fallacy at the heart of our superannuation ideal. Former Lazard Asia-Pacific CEO Rob Prugue writes for The Inside Adviser.

    Rob Prugue | 13th Jul 2023 | More
    AFCA’s scope within super grows as Treasury tweaks complaints body’s mandate

    The proposal seeks to preserve this definition of what a superannuation complaint is, but “clarifies the policy intent that other types of superannuation-related complaints may also be under the AFCA scheme”.

    Tahn Sharpe | 25th May 2023 | More
  • ‘Not aligned to reality’: Tomorrow’s retirees want $99K per year in today’s terms

    Working Australians aren’t getting real when it comes to plausible retirement ages and income levels, according to data from Vanguard, with a new report suggesting expectations get closer to reality as retirement draws near.

    Tahn Sharpe | 11th May 2023 | More
    Super fund satisfaction levels drop as market volatility bites

    Australians across the board are less satisfied with their superannuation funds than they were a year ago, a new report from Roy Morgan showed, with share market volatility and industry consolidation acting as major drivers of the decline.

    Lisa Uhlman | 29th Mar 2023 | More
  • Super’s purpose is preservation, not solving other problems: Jones

    Speaking at the SMSF Association’s National Conference, the assistant treasurer called out “modern-day Edmund Hillarys” seeking to raid Australia’s “Mount Everest of superannuation” as he pressed the need for an objective for super that prioritises preservation.

    Lisa Uhlman | 27th Feb 2023 | More
    Share falls and higher rates bite into superannuation balances

    Australians should be putting more money into superannuation and diversifying out of property, some say, even as super performance remains a question mark.

    Nicki Bourlioufas | 10th Nov 2022 | More
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