SUPERANNUATION
Superannuation
Aussies will need to boost their super savings if they do not want to ditch their pets at retirement, according to ASFA....
Superannuation
An estimated 63 per cent of the 3.1 million LISTO beneficiaries will be women, according to ASFA....
Editorial
Peter Bobbin points to the ‘alternative facts’ being peddled by the Australian Taxation Office with respect to the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation....
Features
Financial advisers will need to consider whether their client’s current strategy will still be optimal after the concessional contribution changes come into effect, Craig...
Tools & guides
David Barrett looks at what financial advisers need to understand now that the TTR changes come into place....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been asked whether unions are giving unlicensed advice when they urge employers towards the use of particular sup...
Features
The Government has moved further to facilitate the development of post-retirement products but, as Hope William-Smith reports, the provision of good advice will remain th...
Superannuation
Bank-owned retail super funds were disguising sales techniques as choice when it came to super to bamboozle customers but choice did not equate to robust performance, ISA...
Superannuation
Housing affordability has serious implications for metro-based retirees, according to Milliman’s report....
Superannuation
The SMSF Association has today announced the appointment of Robyn FitzRoy to its board of directors effective immediately....
Editorial
The Government’s 2017 Budget changes to financial services may have been modest but Mike Taylor writes that they will come at considerable cost....
Superannuation
Poor disclosure across the choice sector makes it virtually impossible for the average consumer to compare products, AIST believes....
Financial planning
The ATO has extended the lodgement date of SMSF returns thanks to feedback from professional and industry representatives....
Superannuation
Australian super funds continue to invest far more in deposits and less in bonds than their counterparts abroad, according to Spectrum Asset Management....
Superannuation
The Federal Government will use super as a tax-effective conduit for people to save for a home deposit. ...
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