SUPERANNUATION

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Most accountants and financial advisers would be prepared to establish a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) with as little as $100,000 to $200,000, according to a su...

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Commercial and residential property represent the primary destinations for money borrowed within super, according to a new survey conducted by Money Management. ...

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Asset managers should adapt an objective-based approach for clients in retirement rather than a benchmark-relative approach, an asset allocation head believes....

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ASFA questions whether the same tax concessions that are applied to lower super balances should be equally applied to individuals with very high levels of super....

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Industry Super Australia says the super tax concessions need to be explicity linked to retirement income policy objectives, not estate planning....

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The Tax White Paper has placed superannuation tax concessions and negative gearing front and centre for review....

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The Tax White Paper is canvassing the cost of superannuation tax concessions, but the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia claims the benefits outweigh the co...

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ASFA believes advisers need to lend a hand to retirees on retirement products that will give them a stable income and cushion them against longevity risk. ...

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ISA chief executive, David Whiteley wants the law changed so that banks which offer inducements to employers to switch default super funds can actually be penalised....

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Easing investment returns has seen some superannuation firms fall in IBISWorld's 2014 Top 1000 Companies List with AustralianSuper dropping out of the top 10. ...

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A senior Federal Treasury official has made clear that commentators should not read too much into Treasury’s Tax Expenditure Statements and the cost of superannuation tax...

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Both the Government and the Opposition went to the last Federal Election promising greater policy certainty but the processes around the FSI and the looming Tax White Pap...

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