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Performance benchmark a cloud on horizon for SMSFs

It may be a lull between storms but the SMSF Association has no major political battle to contend with at the moment, instead focusing on smaller issues to do...

Industry super fund returns impacted by volatility

According to Chant West Research, the median ‘Balanced’ industry super fund delivered a return of 3.0% for the entirety of 2020; not a bad result...

Transfer balance, contribution caps set to increase

The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has flagged an increase in both the Transfer Balance (TBC) and Total Superannuation Balance (TSB) caps, which impact everything...

Orford achieves another milestone with lifetime annuity

After a lifetime in super administration, David Orford has realised another long-held ambition. This week he announced the final piece in what he believes is...

Unleashing the potential of the superannuation Industry

The recently announced Your Future, Your Super proposed performance test has raised concerns on the potential of unintended consequences in the...

ASIC lifts hurdle for insurance advice

The reshaping of the Australian financial advisery industry continued on Friday, with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) releasing...

Review offers up ammunition for super fight

There were no recommendations in the Retirement Income Review final report, and nor did there need to be. In the highly charged political environment around...

Six-member SMSFs one step closer

It’s been a long time coming, yet it may finally be here. The arbitrary cap on the allowable number of SMSF members, limiting funds to just four people,...

Income targeting in a Retirement Portfolio

Given the Retirement Income Panel’s work over the past year, super funds need no more motivation to answer the critical question: how can funds deliver...

Super funds back to breakeven - the members?

Superannuation research house Chant West released their latest update on the performance for the September quarter. Industry groups quickly jumped on the news...

Governments hurt pensions adequacy

Australia has slipped from third place in the world rankings for adequacy, sustainability and integrity of our super system to fourth place, being leap-frogged...

Super tax changes will cost retirees

The possibility for government to increase superannuation taxes in response to the ballooningbudget deficit caused by COVID-19 could severely hurt member...

Finally, a win for retirees

The ATO delivered some positive news, approving fractional property investment platform Domacom's' application to broaden the use of the $300,000 downsizer...

Queenslanders drain retirement savings

Despite coming through the COVID-19 lockdowns seemingly unscathed, it seems that Queenslanders have been dipping the hardest into their superannuation under...