Colonial First State data reveals surge in super switches

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New data from Colonial First State (CFS) reveals switches by super members were three times the usual rate in March as a number of Australians moved their superannuation to cash... Read more continue reading
07 May 2020

Early super release and job subsidies lead advice enquiries

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Early release of super was the topic most frequently asked about by advisers’ clients during March and April as the government sought to limit the fallout from the Coronavirus, according... Read more continue reading
05 May 2020

COVID-19: Summary on early release of superannuation

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The Coronavirus Economic Response Package Omnibus Act 2020 (“the Act”) received assent on 24 March 2020.  Schedule 13 of the Act amends the SIS regulations to make provision for COVID-19... Read more continue reading
03 Apr 2020

Super splitting is more than agreement between the parties

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When the Family Court orders are finalised, the parties might think that it’s all over, but when it comes to super-splitting there’s considerably more to do. With one in three... Read more continue reading
01 Apr 2020

Government needs to refine super access — fast

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The Government is getting most things right. But no one is perfect in the face of a crisis. For some of the most vulnerable people in society the Government’s message... Read more continue reading
25 Mar 2020

Market fragility reminds us why risk is so important in super

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History has taught us that share market falls are inevitable. What is harder to predict is when they’ll occur. 9/11, the dot-com bubble and, more recently, the GFC, triggered significant... Read more continue reading
20 Mar 2020

Do bushfires + financial hardship = early access to your super?

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Given all the talk about the dreadful bush fires you’d be forgiven for thinking victims could access their super to help with their recovery.  Think again, as Elizabeth Wang reports.... Read more continue reading
06 Mar 2020

ATO steps up its documentation requirements

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ATO investment strategy guidelines update The ATO has recently issued new guidelines in relation to SMSF investment strategy compliance.  The rules or legislation in this regard have not changed but... Read more continue reading
02 Mar 2020

Buybacks show why you can’t trust the numbers

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Australia’s recent spate of off-market share buybacks highlights the misalignment between super funds’ pre-tax investment focus and what matters to fund members – after-tax returns. This is the view of... Read more continue reading
21 Feb 2020

Super funds that invest responsibly outperform peers – new RIAA study

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Australian super funds that comprehensively engage in responsible investment are outperforming their peers over one, three and five-year time frames, a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA)... Read more continue reading
09 Dec 2019