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Almost half of Australians have made voluntary contributions to their super over their working life.   A survey of more than 2,000 people, conducted by Equip Super, found that Australians are begin

Around two in five Australians are now making voluntary super contributions to their super before they hit their 30s, according to a new survey. Recent data from industry super fund Equip Super has

Turmoil on markets has prompted some Australians approaching retirement to revise their plans and work longer.

Daunted by volatile markets, some young investors are choosing to top up their superannuation to benefit from compounding, even though the funds are locked up.

Inquiry probes super funds for home ownership data Inquiry probes super funds for home ownership data A parliamentary inquiry has come up empty after pushing super funds for information on members’ home ownership, while questions have been raised around the agenda of the committee chair. A A A new round of recently released super funds’ answers to questions on notice from the House of Representatives standing committee on economics has shown a focus on retirees’ housing status. Funds rang...

QSuper and Sunsuper Merge to Create Australia’s Largest Retirement Fund QSuper and Sunsuper have agreed to merge, after 15 months of negotiations, to become a single superannuation fund, making it Australia’s largest. The move, announced on March 15, aims to integrate the two top-performing funds into a new entity with two million members and $200 billion in assets. QSuper Chair Don Luke and Sunsuper Chair Andrew Fraser said the agreement would pave the way to create “an organisation of w...