Payment of death benefits when couples die simultaneouslyBY GRAEME COLLEY | VOLUME 13, ISSUE 4 Many trustees and members of not only SMSFs, but also public offer superannuation funds, are interested in the payment of death benefits if they or their spouse were to die. This ... Get articles like this delivered to your email - Sign up for the free weekly newsletter  More Articles |
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Do any public superannuation funds allow a cascading BDBN (and does the law allow it)e.g, to spouse if he or she survives or if he/she does not to legal personal representative?