Superannuation

ASIC has launched an investigation into cold callers offering superannuation reviews. Those impacted say they felt pressured to switch superannuation providers. 

There are calls to crackdown on a high-pressure sales model luring people into switching superannuation funds. Tonight, three women share their stories.

The message is clear: the honeymoon period is now over for businesses that were extended during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the ATO works to recoup more than $50 billion in debt.

Australia's largest super fund is investing money from its "Socially Aware" option in the coal, oil and gas industries, despite excluding shares and corporate bonds of companies with fossil fuel reserves.

The ATO has issued tens of thousands of director penalty notices that make people personally liable for debts, and is also more commonly using garnishee notices, which allow it to take money directly from a person's bank account or employer. That's sending more businesses under.

For decades, thousands of people thought they were buying land and built their homes there. But the title holder was always a superannuation company, and now it has brought in the bulldozers. 

Living in a childcare desert has meant Sarah and Jacob Vlatko have had to devise a creative work schedule to care for their toddler, but they're concerned it will have flow-on effects for her superannuation. 

Pacific Island workers coming home from Australia say it's a long and complicated process to get their superannuation — and the barriers appear to be stopping many from claiming their money.

When Quintin Bowen died suddenly in his early 30s without a will, it left a complicated legal mess for his grieving mother that took more than five years to sort out.

Happy financial new year! Look back at the year that was in financial markets; which stocks performed best, what tanked and where analysts are focusing their attention over the coming 12 months. 

An ABC investigation into superannuation funds offering members "ethical" or "socially aware" options unearths millions of dollars of retirement savings invested in companies that make some of the most controversial and devastating weapons of war.

The new financial year will bring a suite of changes for Australians. Here's a breakdown of what's taking effect. 

Lee fought the financial ombudsman all the way to the federal court when scammers stole his super. Despite winning he only got some money back and after legal fees he's worse off.

The average superannuation balance at retirement for people from non-English speaking backgrounds is about 30 per cent lower than the general population. 

It wasn't until Marc Ypinazar fell in love with his now wife Elle Roberts, and the couple began combining their finances, that he realised his super accounts were in disarray and he was losing money. The ATO says there is $16 billion in unclaimed superannuation.

A study by The Australia Institute finds superannuation tax concessions will only widen the wealth divide for women and low-income earners like Debra.

Kim Heptinstall died after surgery in 2019, and in the hours afterwards Travis Paul Barnard changed the beneficiary of her superannuation to himself, gaining access to more than $300,000. 

Australia's largest superannuation funds have doubled their investments in high-emitting companies over the past two years, according to environmental finance group Market Forces.

Australia is good at producing things, but it has excelled at producing vested interest groups that control key sectors of the economy.

There's been an explosion in withdrawals from superannuation to pay for dental treatment. Controversial rules allow a person to drain their entire super balance for 'compassionate reasons' so long as a doctor certifies that they are in pain or suffering mental distress.

Tully Denahy's diseased teeth were ruining his life. So, like thousands of Australians, he emptied his super account to pay for new ones. 

The federal budget measure — slated to begin in July next year — is a $1.1 billion promise over four years to help improve the retirement outcomes for working mothers.  

Some of UniSuper's 630,000 members are losing sleep over whether they have lost their money put away for retirement as the superannuation company's outage enters its 7th day.

There is mounting evidence that basic forms of insurance are becoming unaffordable for many Australians as the cost-of-living crisis deepens.

Having an idea about the average super balance in Australia for your age can help you take the necessary steps to boost any shortfall.