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Three-quarters of Australians would prefer the superannuation contributions tax to be scrapped rather than a tax cut, and only 7 per cent of the public has changed supera...
Superannuation
The strong financial performance of domestic banks is providing a major platform that Australians are using to build up their retirement savings....
Financial planning
Former US Vice-President Al Gore has urged Australian superannuation fund trustees to avoid short-termism when assessing investment strategies....
Financial planning
The establishment of the Commonwealth’s Future Fund, along with the ongoing implementation of the Federal Government’s Retirement Incomes Policy, has earned Federal Treas...
Financial planning
SRI is continuing to gain momentum, with funds under management in ethical investments reaching $7.67 billion, and AMP Financial Planning and Ethical Investment Services ...
Financial planning
Financial planners working with the AMP Financial Planning network will now have access to the Mercer IS Super service, giving them access to details covering more than 1...
Financial planning
The Federal Government has introduced legislation that will finally deliver on its 2004 election promise on superannuation splitting....
Financial planning
Consumers will soon be able to choose their own super fund, but that doesn’t mean they should let their life insurance run through to the keeper. Ross Kelly reports....
Financial planning
Choice of fund legislation was finally passed this year, and while Senator Helen Coonan championed the cause on behalf of the Government, in the end the deciding vote was...
Life/Risk
Could compulsory life insurance be the answer to the chronic level of underinsurance in Australia? Ross Kelly reports....
Financial planning
Newcastle-based dealer group Forsythes Financial Services has been forced to retract an advertisement the Australian Securities and Investments Commission considered misl...
Financial planning
A remarkable number of consumers who flagged they would switch superannuation funds in June, just before the onset of choice, have since changed their minds and decided t...
Financial planning
Risk-taking investors in the superannuation funds field were most handsomely rewarded in 2004-05, according to research released by Intech today....
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