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05 March 2021 • By Sarah Simpkins • 1 min read

Childcare key to retirement gender gap: survey

The majority of Australians believe improving access to childcare or reducing the cost of childcare would boost retirement outcomes for women, with a ...

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ASIC takes industry fund to court

ASIC has commenced action against another industry fund, this time for misleading or deceptive correspondence.  ASIC has commenced proceedings in ...

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Super funds to suffer under new benchmarks: research

Many super funds will need to “significantly alter” their investment strategy under the Your Future, Your Super (YFYS) performance test, according to ...

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ACTU demands government freeze Colonial First State deal

The union peak body has urged the Treasurer to block the sale of a controlling stake in CBA’s superannuation business, with fears the transaction will ...

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Equipsuper continues merger spree

Equipsuper has gobbled up another small fund as it looks to build scale amid a period of significant industry consolidation. Corporate fund BOC ...

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Super payouts surge by 39.4% 

Superannuation funds paid out $113.4 billion in 2020, with APRA data showing payments spiked with the early release scheme.  The latest round of ...

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Industry funds rubbish super for housing

Industry Super Australia (ISA) has warned that allowing Australians to access their superannuation to pay for a house will only put upward pressure on ...

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It’s decision time on super

The Morrison government needs to make a decision on the fate of superannuation – and it needs to make it fast. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg used an ...

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Hume shifts focus to decumulation

The superannuation minister has said the superannuation discourse needs to pivot to how members spend rather than accumulate savings, as the July ...

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Superannuation’s vested interests ‘trading off fear’: Callaghan

The architect of the Retirement Income Review (RIR) has hit back at critics and accused former prime minister Paul Keating of sowing fear over changes ...

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