Your super: A scammer’s new target

In a recent media release, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) warned about a new scam doing the rounds. Scammers attempt, through cold calls to superannuation savers, to extract personal and super fund details by offering incentives in the form of gift cards, competitions or mobile phones. Some induce victims to create an account […]

Regaining financial control after a scam

A year before retirement, Tess’s superannuation plan was on track, and she was imagining her post-work life. With savings of $34,000 at the bank, she was looking to park it somewhere it could earn better interest while rates were rising. Considering herself reasonably savvy with money, she began investigating her options. After hearing about someone […]