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Designing a comfortable retirement relies on various factors, including anticipating future needs, making adequate savings, and choosing the right super fund. Ultimately, you seek a fund that aligns with your investment values and offers good net returns after fees are factored in.
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April has thrown a curveball at super funds, marking their first negative monthly return since October 2023. SuperRatings, a leading superannuation research organisation, reports that the median balanced option fell by -1.6% in April.
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Are you between 45 and 55? If so, retirement isn't just a distant dream anymore—it's approaching fast. Now's the perfect time to take a hard look at your superannuation and ask yourself if it's really on track to give you the retirement you want.
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Super funds have been on a positive trajectory, with March marking yet another month of strong performance.
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A report by investment firm Challenger has put into numbers what many of us have suspected all along: happiness in retirement relies in large part upon being financially secure. While physical health is the number one priority, financial stability is not far behind, especially in today’s economic climate.
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February brought a win for super funds and their members, with SuperRatings reporting a solid 1.8% increase for the median balanced option. This boost isn't just for the month; it's part of a bigger trend that's seen a 6.7% rise over the first eight months of the financial year.
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Gender equality in superannuation is currently in the spotlight, and the Albanese Government is stepping up by planning to include superannuation payments in the Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme from 1 July 2025.
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Under a new partnership, major industry super funds are stepping up to invest in affordable housing, aiming to tackle Australia's housing shortage.
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If you're overseeing a self-managed super fund (SMSF), remember that the deadline for your annual returns is the 28th of February - leap year or not, this date doesn't budge. But, there's an easy solution to buy more time: enlist the help of an accountant.
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The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has just released its Quarterly Superannuation Product Statistics for the quarter ending September 2023, providing essential data on the performance of thousands of individual superannuation products across hundreds of funds.
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