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Pressure on super funds to upsize
A SHAKE-UP of the superannuation system may see the number of funds cut by up to a half.
Read MoreFees slicing into your super
BY 2050, almost one in four Australians will have reached retirement age, compared with one in seven today.
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Australia's biggest super merger unveiled
A COMBINED fund, which will manage more than $40 billion for more than 1.7 million members, is the latest in a super tie-up.
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Good news for DIY superannuation
FAST cars and artwork are just some of the assets self managed super funds will continue to be allowed to buy.
Tax numbers to link lost super by July
WORKERS will be able to use their tax file numbers to find their lost super from July.
Trouble ahead for your super
A LOOMING surge in baby boomer retirees may force superannuation funds to freeze assets.
Super savings hit record $1.2 trillion
NATION'S pool of superannuation savings surges 14 per cent, boosted by strong investment returns after two years of costly losses.
Super laws 'hit mums, entrepreneurs'
TOUGHER restrictions on super contributions punish anyone who takes a career break, including small business owners, experts warn.
Industry welcomes low-cost, no-frills super
THE superannuation industry has backed the new low-fee MySuper but wants it brought in earlier.
Super payments to outstrip contributions
THE Australian superannuation system is facing a funding crunch.
DIY super continues to fall out of favour
NOT-FOR-PROFIT industry funds are set to overtake self-managed funds as fastest growing type of super.
Workers $200bn off comfortable retirement
"URGENT need" to increase the superannuation guarantee levy on wages from nine to 12 per cent.
Australians confused by super terms
AUSTRALIANS approaching retirement are confused about the meaning of superannuation terms.
Super fund member sign-ups slump
THE competition to win over new superannuation members is heating up as the number of memberships slumps to the lowest level on record and is expected to go backwards.
Oldies going for broke before retirement
RETIREES with modest super payouts are spending their cash on holidays before surrendering to the mercy of the age pension.
Cooper calls for data standards in super
COOPER review chairman Jeremy Cooper wants common data standards in superannuation industry to be legally enforceable.
Super industry told 'pain before gain'
BILL Shorten warned super industry leaders to stop 'picking on' the Government's proposed boost to compulsory guarantees yesterday.
Super funds deliver goods despite dollar
AVERAGE fund increased 2.4pc in September despite the rampant Aussie dollar slashing returns.
Lost super windfall as $13 billion sits idle
MORE than $13bn in inactive super accounts will be taken by the Government unless it is claimed.
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AustralianSuper named best fund
AUSTRALIA'S largest super fund has been named fund of the year by researcher SuperRatings.
Market volatility a setback for super funds
FALLING share prices have forced another loss for most super funds, wiping out gains made in July.
Image improves, but super distrust lingers
MORE than half of working Australians still distrust their super fund, latest research shows.
Market volatility wipes shine off super
THE new financial year is shaping up as another roller-coaster ride for superannuation balances.
Split parliament puts super rise in doubt
SUPER fund executives fear the election crisis means changes to the super levy are in jeopardy.
Aussies in danger of outliving super funds
RETIREES risk being left without retirement income as they switch their super to pension mode.
Industry uproar over Abbott's super plan
WORKERS' retirement savings are at risk of going backwards under a Coalition government, experts say.
Opposition policy 'must tackle saving gap'
GOVERNMENT demands that the Opposition explain how it will address the economic challenge of the retirement savings gap.
Supercharged super gets tick of approval
THERE is overwhelming support for the Government's plan to lift superannuation to 12pc.
Finding lost superannuation
If you have you ever changed jobs, changed address or changed name then you may have lost track of some of your superannuation. Many of us have worked casual jobs at some point, and it is easy to forget to consolidate your superannuation accounts at the end of it.
Follow the cash trail to find more super
PAYING extra attention to your super statement this year could put some cash back in your pocket.
Cooper slams superannuation critics
SUPERANNUATION review chairman dismisses industry critics of his proposed low-fee super fund.
Superannuation retirement gap still gaping
THE national superannuation review criticised for not addressing its failure to provide for Australians' income in retirement.
Aussie workers win $40,000 super boost
MILLIONS will get an extra $40,000 in savings as part of a superannuation revolution.
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$A up on US jobs news
THE Australian dollar has opened higher on better than expected US private sector employment data.
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