The coronavirus pandemic is likely to boost the number of SMSFs as people re-examine their financial affairs in the wake of the virus crisis.

Superannuation fund members facing financial hardship have been given a longer window in which to access retirement savings under the early release scheme

The ongoing lack of an objective for superannuation is rash approach to building and running an inter-generational saving scheme, a government senator has claimed.

The government should not dismiss the use of early release of super to prevent personal economic hardship for Australians in the future, according to a Liberal senator.