More Aussies are topping up their super savings, with some DIY super funds piling up on cryptocurrency.
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 | Karren VergaraKarren Vergara is a financial journalist with Financial Standard, covering wealth management, including superannuation, banking and financial planning. Prior to becoming a journalist, she was an accountant for more 10 years. She has a diploma in journalism and Bachelor's degree in business, both from UTS. |
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While the number of Aussies accessing their super early has fallen since 2020, they withdrew a whopping $16.5 billion in the year to June 2021.
What will 2022 mean for your super? Where should you invest in a low-rate environment? Karren Vergara and Alex Dunnin join us on Friends With Money.
"Many of them will feel ... home ownership is well out their reach. However we know and believe this doesn't need to be the case."
Senator Jane Hume has slammed super funds for creating rainy day funds to pay for misconduct penalties out of Aussie retirement savings.
The tax office will not pursue businesses that took advantage of JobKeeper despite large profits, nor will it ask small businesses to repay $180 million claimed in error.
ASIC is taking Westpac to the Federal Court, alleging it sold junk credit insurance to 384 customers whose accounts were unlawfully debited to pay for the premiums.
Despite multiple funds, periods of unemployment and a year of maternity leave, my super balance is somehow more than double the average for a woman my age.
New research shows superannuation funds with females holding an executive position continue to outperform male counterparts.
The ASX has again pushed back the replacement of the computer system it uses to manage the settlement of share transactions, this time until 2023.