RETIREMENT SAVINGS
Financial planning
The Westpac Bank has made a commitment to spend more than $1 billion on financial services and support for women over the next five years....
Superannuation
The New Zealand National Party’s plans to offer tax incentives for retirement savings have been slammed by two of its allies, its potential coalition partner Act, and rig...
Superannuation
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) has acted to crack down on scheme promoters offering to give individuals early access to their superannuation savings....
Policy & Regulation
The New Zealand Government has ruled out offering tax incentives for retirement savings, as it promised, because it can’t afford them at present....
Financial planning
Australians are becoming increasingly uncertain about their financial preparations for retirement, the latest nationwide survey into consumer knowledge and attitudes towa...
Financial planning
The Howard Government has been urged to reconsider the state of retirement savings after being returned for a third term in office at the weekend’s election....
Superannuation
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) will set up an inquiry into superannuation within 100 days of taking office, Labor party deputy leader Simon Crean announced as part of t...
Superannuation
We’ve been called the lucky country. For a while we aspired to be the smart country. Are we now at risk of becoming the country that never retires?...
Financial planning
The New Zealand Government will forgo about $500 million a year in revenue if it chooses to provide tax incentives for private savings....
Financial planning
Today, the outlook for financial services in Australia is looking bright. The industry is more competitive, efficient and innovative than it has ever been, providing a va...
Financial planning
New Zealanders still expect their family home will help fund their retirement needs, according to survey conducted by AMP....
Financial planning
Australians would prefer a boost to their superannuation funds to another cut to income taxes, according to a new survey conducted for the Association of Superannuation F...
Policy & Regulation
Australians would prefer a boost to their superannuation funds to another cut to income taxes, according to a new survey conducted for the Association of Superannuation F...
Superannuation
While the Rolling Stones sang 'You can't always get what you want', that hasn't stopped planners seeking the ideal product. <B>JULIA NEWBOULD</B> examines what advisers a...
Funds management
Residential property remains the key plank in the retirement plans of most New Zealand-ers according to a new survey commissioned by Armstrong Jones....
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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...