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Superannuation
Superannuation funds have no desire to become compulsory third parties to divorce proceedings....
Superannuation
Federal Women’s Minister, Kelly O’Dwyer, today announced a raft of policies intended to boost superannuation for women as the Government looks to act on financial gender ...
Financial planning
Independent Financial Advisers are emerging as winners from the Royal Commission as clients shift away from bank-aligned advisers....
Superannuation
Australia could be left with as few as 25 or 30 major superannuation funds in the next decade as changes roll through the industry, not least those resulting from the Roy...
Funds management
The chairman of Vanguard, Bill McNabb has cautioned Australian funds against resisting transparency with respect to costs and performance....
Superannuation
The Federal Government has accommodated the wishes of industry funds by extending the so-called “superannuation outcomes test” to choice products, most of which reside wi...
Superannuation
The chief executive of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia, Dr Martin Fahey has argued that there are good reasons for ‘for profit’ superannuation funds ...
Superannuation
The Government has agreed to make an exception of young and low balance superannuation fund members working in high-risk occupations from its opt-in legislation....
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that the Labor Party’s proposal to abolish refundable franking credits needs to take into account the bedd...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the dissent against the Grattan Institute’s retirement report, labelling it “an unprecedented attack on th...
Superannuation
ASFA is encouraging the Government to consider expanding access to the exemption from the contributions work test to individuals with a total superannuation balance under...
Life/Risk
The Federal Government has been urged to drop the minimum age for automatic insurance cover inside superannuation to 21, rather than age 25....
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned that super members shouldn’t panic over last week’s share market falls, as they stand to lose from swappin...
Superannuation
Major superannuation funds have expressed concern at having to retain at least 0.25 per cent of their funds under management to meet operational risk financial requiremen...
Features
Anastasia Santoreneos investigates how much income is really needed for retirement and what strategies can be used before and after retirement to ensure income is sustain...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
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It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...