Super gender divide to remain a challenge

The Federal Government has flagged it expects the gender gap in superannuation balances to persist well into the future.

Intergenerational Report 2023

Australia’s future to 2063  

Oldest Buildings in the World

Check out the oldest buildings in the history of the world.

Single-asset segregation barred

A single asset cannot be treated in a manner that allows it to support some SMSF members in accumulation phase and others with a pension account.

Our investment and economic outlook, August 2023

Read our latest forecasts for investment returns and our region-by-region economic outlook.

Managing complex relationships in SMSFs comes down to well-crafted deeds

Marriage breakdowns and SMSFs are tricky and expensive, but if the fund has extended family members included it can get even trickier, says the head of a national SMSF advice company.    

Advice-Related Complaints Low Despite Huge Rise In General

Of the nearly 97,000 complaints lodged with AFCA in the past 12 months, less than 5% were related to investments and advice and just under 2% were about life insurance. A statement from the authority says consumers in dispute with financial firms lodged a record 96,987 complaints, an “unprecedented” rise of 34% on the previous financial year.

Understanding the role of custodians

Investment custodians have an important function to safeguard the assets of millions of Australian investors.

Taxing unrealised capital gains a grave concern: Burgess

The SMSFA has renewed its call for a more equitable and less costly approach to the federal government’s proposed new tax on superannuation balances exceeding $3 million.

Returns rebound in 2022-23

Investment markets rebounded in 2022-23. But it's important to understand that asset class returns vary from year to year.