Susan has been a finance journalist for more than 30 years, beginning at the Australian Financial Review before moving to the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited a superannuation magazine, Superfunds, for the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, and writes regularly on superannuation and managed funds. She's also author of the best-selling book Women and Money. Connect with Susan Hely on LinkedIn.
Australia’s worst superannuation funds feel APRA’s heat
Identifying bad super funds will be easier from December with a new colour coded heat map from the fund regulator, APRA.
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You don’t need an SMSF to be in control of your super
If you have your retirement savings with a superannuation fund, to what extent should you tinker with the investments?
Borrowing from bank of Mum and Dad could kill home loan application
The bank of mum and dad is under threat, with some banks refusing to lend to borrowers who have been gifted a chunk of their deposit.
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