Teachers & nurses’ super fund tops league table

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Catholic Super – the $9.6 billion industry fund growing retirement savings for many teachers and hospital workers – has topped a league table, returning a high 10.49 per cent over... Read more continue reading

ATO – Key superannuation thresholds for 2019/20

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The ATO has released some of the key super thresholds for the 2019/20 financial year. Transfer Balance Cap This cap is $1,600,000 and is unchanged from the 2018/19 financial year.... Read more continue reading

Adviser education key to meet ethical investment demand

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Limited transparency and disclosure from the $2.6 trillion[1] super industry is impacting advisers’ ability to provide advice on ethical and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations, according to leading ethical... Read more continue reading

The cost of ‘sustainable’ super may not match performance

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Super members searching for a ‘sustainable’ investment fund are exposed to the same challenges as those in more traditional funds with the sector delivering a wide range of performance outcomes... Read more continue reading

Australia’s retirement funding challenge

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Australia is facing a major retirement funding challenge. We are living longer than ever, yet it’s becoming increasingly clear that many people don’t have enough superannuation to fund a comfortable... Read more continue reading

Super funds fully recovered from sell-off

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Super funds have emerged from the recent market downturn in top shape, recovering from a string of losses suffered in late 2018 as investors regained confidence and share markets were... Read more continue reading

5 steps women can take to lift their retirement confidence

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New research has found that women continue to lag well behind men in all aspects of retirement confidence and preparedness. The Qantas Super CSBA Retirement Confidence Index (RCI) is the only quarterly... Read more continue reading

AMP monthly data reveals superannuation hot topics

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Accessing super and understanding the conditions for release was the key issue financial advisers helped their clients with last month, according to AMP’s technical superannuation adviser support team. Data from... Read more continue reading

Super funds report first gains in 5 months

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Super members have escaped a fifth straight month of negative returns as market volatility turned in their favour over January, helping to claw back losses suffered in late 2018. The... Read more continue reading

Volatility the new normal as super returns take a hit

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Super members suffered sharp declines in December 2018, pushing many into negative territory for the year, with the likelihood of further losses over coming months as market volatility and political... Read more continue reading