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Commonwealth Bank hives off its mortgage, super and other businesses into a separate entity in the wake of highly-publicised scandals which led to the banking royal commission.

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It is the strangest of strange bedfellows — a CFMEU-backed super fund working in cahoots with the Catholics’ super scheme to lobby for Macquarie.

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Australia’s superannuation system has two main flaws: some funds just keep underperforming, and a lot of workers have multiple accounts without meaning to. The Productivity Commission has revealed its plan for fixing the system — here’s what the changes would mean for you.

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The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry recommends the family home or a principal place of residence be included in the assets test for the aged pension, amid calls for the Federal Government to implement spending cuts for long-term budget sustainability.

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Australia’s Future Fund warns of “elevated risks” from “geopolitical factors” as it reports a return of almost 8 per cent over the past year.

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Superannuation funds deliver their fifth consecutive year of positive returns in 2016, buoyed by a late rally on global share markets.

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About a third of Australian workers are being ripped off by rogue employers who are holding back some or all of their superannuation entitlements, a new report says, suggesting the average worker was short-changed almost $1,500 in 2013-14.

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The Federal Government has passed its changes to the superannuation system claiming it will save nearly $3 billion and future proof it for decades to come.

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Financial intelligence agency AUSTRAC finds evidence Australia’s $1.3 trillion superannuation pool may be being used to fund terrorism activities and remains vulnerable to criminal exploitation.

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Australia needs a clear list of national infrastructure priorities to help unlock billions of dollars in investment, industry superannuation funds say.

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