SUPERANNUATION
Financial planning
Assuming the Budget's asset test changes pass through the Senate advisers and their clients will have until 2017 to change their strategy, if their account-based pension ...
Superannuation
The States are adding costs to deferred lifetime annuities by imposing ambiguous and uncertain stamp duty rules....
Superannuation
Australia’s largest industry fund has added its voice to calls to limit super tax concessions to eliminate scope for estate planning....
Policy & Regulation
To help restore the Budget, provide greater tax certainty, and improve the country’s economic competitiveness a key tax measure has passed through the Parliament....
Superannuation
Industry fund body, AIST, tells Government strategies are utilising SMSFs, wraps and SMAs to indefinitely postpone the payment of CGT....
Superannuation
Planned changes to the Age Pension could see wealthy Australians gain significantly more Government support than middle income earners, the AIST believes....
Superannuation
The latest superannuation return data confirms industry funds have seen their performance edge eroded amid the equities-led recovery from the GFC....
Financial planning
Taxation in and around super should be left alone with adjustments made to personal tax rates for retirees more likely to stimulate growth, claims the SMSF Association....
Superannuation
Changes to the age pension has seniors rethinking their assets as their deemed income may now push them over the threshold to receive the seniors health card....
Superannuation
The Federal Government has been warned against tinkering with the super tax concessions in a way which would undermine the purpose of super....
Superannuation
Challenger enters alliance with administrator AAS to deliver annuity products to major super funds....
Superannuation
Queensland industry fund QSuper launched an online financial advice tool, and an online dashboard, indicating a shift into financial advice....
Superannuation
Uncertainty around superannuation is driving small business owners towards SMSFs with their use climbing over the past three years among that group. ...
Superannuation
SuperRatings numbers show responsible investments in sustainable super funds remain competitive with mainstream options. ...
Superannuation
Publicly-listed superannuation, insurance and investment company, Diversa, appears to have turned its back on an acquisition proposal from Equity Trustees....
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