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30 March 2017 • By Killian Plastow • 1 min read

Super industry responds to PC draft report

The Productivity Commission has released a draft report on alternative default models for the superannuation system, which industry bodies caution ...

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‘Self-interest’ blocking super consolidation

APRA has accused superannuation fund board members of failing to pursue mergers that are the in the best interests of members for “short-term, ...

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Panorama to ‘radically simplify’ BT’s business

BT has announced a dramatic simplification of its superannuation, platform and trustee structure as part of the firm’s $630 million spend on Panorama

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Super funds must shift focus to younger members

Retail superannuation funds need to focus more on fund members below the age of 45 as the Baby Boomer generation moves into the drawdown phase, ...

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Northern Trust renews Commonwealth Super Corporation contract

Northern Trust has been named by the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation as its preferred custody and administration services provider for a ...

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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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