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BusinessCall for super funds to pump gas giants for change

An analysis of the way some of the biggest superannuation funds vote at shareholder meetings suggests they're backing down over the expansion of oil and gas.

Marion Rae

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumCash in on investment property sale, cut tax and boost super

If your plans for 2025 include offloading an investment property that’s surged in value or another asset that’s made good money, there’s a nifty way of reducing the capital gains tax bill.  

Nick Bruining

DEBTMANCommentsPremiumWait, did the super system just get a whole lot better?

DEBTMAN: Successive governments haven’t been able to help themselves, tinkering around the edges of superannuation. But the latest reforms could very well make the system so, so much better. Here’s how. . .

Bruce Brammall

NEWS$2.3bn in lost Aussie cash up for grabs

Aussies may be entitled to a share in billions of dollars’ worth of “unclaimed money” accumulated over the years. Here’s how you can find out if you’re eligible.

Clareese Packer

newsPremiumEx-treasurer grilled over Cbus scandal

A former federal treasurer who now chairs Cbus Super has faced a hostile grilling over a raft of allegations directed at the fund.

Cameron Micallef

MoneyComments‘Sick in the guts’: Swan’s Cbus apology amid fiery hearing

Former treasurer Wayne Swan has faced a grilling by a Senate committee over Cbus’ failure to pay insurance to deceased fund members’ families and its links to the CFMEU.

Jackson Hewett

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumHere’s how to scrub a $61,200 tax bill from your super

‘Washing’ your superannuation with this easy-to-follow hack could spare your loved ones a more than $60,000 tax bill when your money passes to them.

Nick Bruining

Bruining Q+ACommentsPremiumOne simple super move that could have wiped out big tax bill

Q+A: How did someone with an income of $56,000 cope with an extra $3900 tax bill that is supposed to be just for uber-earners? This super-silly mistake could have been easily avoided. Here’s how ...

Nick Bruining

FINANCEPremiumHuge cash boost for millions of Aussies

Millions of Aussies are likely thousands of dollars better off in 2024 – and they might not even know it, due to the surprising performance of a common asset.

Cameron Micallef

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumBig changes coming to super as 2.5m prepare for golden years

The Federal Government is proposing a raft of changes for the nation’s $3.9 trillion superannuation industry, to prepare for the retirement of an estimated 2.5 million people over the next decade. 

Amy Bainbridge

newsBig changes coming to super

Labor will move to reform how retirees will be able to access their super, as the number of Aussies over 85 are set to triple in the next four decades.

Jessica Wang

Your MoneyPremiumHESTA tops up 110,000 members in unlisted assets bungle

The Federal prudential watchdog has revealed defects in industry superannuation fund HESTA’s valuation processes as it was grappling with coronavirus market volatility in March 2020.

Neale Prior

MiningPremiumJust say no: Super group calls for vote against MinRes pay

A group representing Australia’s $3.9 trillion super industry has recommended its members vote against the remuneration plan of scandal-hit Mineral Resources at its annual general meeting on Thursday. 

Amy Bainbridge

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumSuper change a ticking tax bomb coming for young workers

Adding an extra 15 per cent tax to superannuation balances of more than $3m may not hit many Australians now but it should make today’s young workers very, very nervous.

Nick Bruining

SuperannuationPremiumWatchdogs sniffing super’s growing trillions

Federal regulators overseeing more than $3 trillion of superannuation savings have vowed to increase scrutiny of funds in preparation for a grey tsunami.

Neale Prior

Personal FinanceCbus chair Wayne Swan takes 'complete responsibility' for payout mess

The Cbus chair, who's faced calls to resign after the superannuation fund delayed disability and death payments, says he will ensure it never happens again.

Staff Writers

CrimePremiumASIC vows to target new wave of super scammers

ASIC enforcement boss warns of new wave of scammers targeting $3.5 trillion super savings pool.

Neale Prior

Your MoneyCommentsCbus chief’s apology over shocking benefit payment delays

Kristian Fok has told a parliamentary inquiry that the giant industry fund is ‘committed to do better, and we will’.

Sean Smith

ASICASIC blasts Cbus over alleged insurance delays

The Federal financial services regulator has accused giant industry super fund Cbus of having systematic delays in insurance claims for disabled or dead members.

Neale Prior

NewsPremiumReason young workers miss out on $10k

An old law is costing Australian workers about $10,000 in superannuation by the time they retire, according to a peak body.

Emma Kirk

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Who in their right mind would want to run a SMSF?

Almost all SMSFs I’ve seen have been set up on the advice of someone who stands to gain a pretty penny from their operation. Add to that the discipline and costs involved — and is it really worth the hassle?

Nick Bruining

Your MoneyCommentsPremiumThink you know how to run a SMSF? You don’t, and here’s why

Self-managed superannuation fund investors may be relying on luck rather than proven investment strategies to build their retirement nest eggs. Here’s where you’re probably going wrong.

Nick Bruining

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How this couple lost huge sums through super scam

The email made me feel sick to the stomach.

Noel Whittaker

SuperannuationPremiumMinRes ‘should be inviting ASIC’ amid Ellison scandal

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has urged Mineral Resources to voluntarily bring in the corporate watchdog after an internal probe found company resources had been misused. 

Simone Grogan