Despite recent reforms, the superannuation system is still beset with problems such as high fees and patchy performance. You need to pay attention if you want to make sure your nest egg’s in the best hands.
Unlike shareholders, super fund members won’t have the same powers at AGMs to hold executives to account.
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Many of us barely glance at our own superannuation account balances, so it’s reasonable to predict that only a tiny fraction are likely to go to a super fund annual meeting.
Had it come out five years ago, APRA’s consultation paper could have left taxpayers footing the bill for BankWest’s collapse in 2008.
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At first glance, a consultation paper released by Treasury last week aimed at strengthening the crisis management powers of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, could pass for a routine tidy-up…