$2.5 million superannuation cap gains support

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By Leith van Onselen

It seems that a consensus is building around the proposal to cap superannuation retirement balances to no more than $2.5 million.

As reported in Fairfax today, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) first proposed the idea a year ago and since then it has been backed by the Actuaries Institute, and BT Financial Group chief, Brad Cooper.

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.