Barefoot investor Scott Pape has given his brutal opinion about Australians swapping their superannuation fund, likening it to a married bloke swiping through Tinder.
Cameron Micallef
ASIC recorded its biggest enforcement year on the back of a damning catalogue of ugly behaviour by some of the nation’s largest financial institutions.
Ryan Johnson
Super funds shrugged off war, inflation fears and market turmoil to return 9.5 per cent in 2025-26, extending their run of 9 per cent-plus gains to four years. How did your fund perform?
Q+A: If only there was a legal way for seniors to dodge the new capital gains tax rule. There is! A little rejigging of your personal finances for those close to these thresholds could get you a free pass.
Nick Bruining
Australia’s biggest super funds have failed a call centre test, with AustralianSuper answering just one in 10 calls as pressure mounts on the Government to bring in mandatory service standards.
Q+A: In order to balance accounts, there could be a number of advantages in contributing into your wife’s super rather than your own.
From reduced taxes to increased limits on superannuation contributions and Centrelink means-test thresholds, there’s plenty to get your head around.
Young Aussies could be leaving $1.5 million on the table in retirement – and the fix requires just one small superannuation decision.
One group of working Australians could see a boost to their retirement savings after Jim Chalmers did not rule out this move.
Ria Pandey
Superannuation savings are looking at another strong annual return, despite the damage inflicted on Australian shares by the Middle East war.
Sean Smith
The super fund failed to report investigations into serious member issues, with the Federal Court finding the corporate watchdog’s oversight was seriously compromised.
New rules will require super to be paid with wages from July 1, changing how workers check payments and businesses manage cash flow. Here’s everything you need to know ...
Q+A: What are the medical reasons that would allow you to access superannuation early? How do you do it? And is it worth the tax whack you’ll cop?
Increasingly for many retirees the biggest risk isn’t market volatility, it’s running out of money. At the core of that challenge is one key thing. Without it, life will be nothing but a guessing game.
Amie Baker
The corporate watchdog said platform trustees failed members after repeated warnings, including one case involving a deceased adviser’s falsified signature.
For young low and middle-income Australians, a $1,000 superannuation top-up could boost their retirement by $40,000, according to figures from HESTA.
Derek Rose
New ATO data shows WA women are retiring with median super balances far below men’s.
Superannuation caps are set to rise for the first time in two years, yet new research shows most Australians remain unaware how they even work.
Self-Managed Fund managers have hit out at the federal government's deal with the Greens to get its tax reform agenda through the upper house.
Lucinda Garbutt-Young
Two in five businesses have no idea a landmark super shake-up is coming, and experts warn those that aren’t prepared could face a serious crisis.
Australians are overestimating how much superannuation they will need to retire comfortably, with more than half of those aged 25 to 49 thinking it’s this astronomical number. It’s not.
DEBTMAN: There’s a point when super stops being background noise and becomes the main event. For most, that happens in your 50s. Here’s what you should be doing right now to make your money last.
Bruce Brammall
Q+A: Too many assets to qualify for an age pension? The Commonwealth Seniors Health Card might be a consolation prize but the savings still add up. Are you eligible?
Q+A: Being declared bankrupt is life-changing. It’s true, some assets held under certain trust arrangements can’t be seized. But could you hide money you may have left from creditors by sticking it in super?
