SUPERANNUATION

Financial planning

Infocus Wealth Management has partnered with TWUSUPER to provide financial advice services to its members....

Superannuation

Federal Treasurer, Joe Hockey has reiterated the Government's vow of now changes to super during the life of the current Parliament....

Bendigo and Adelaide bank cites trade practices breaches as it laments the impact of the default funds under modern awards regime on its MySuper product....

Industry super commissioned research indicated a majority of workers and retirees supported the Federal Budget’s tightening of the age pension assets test....

Superannuation

The Federal Opposition says it wants an electoral mandate to reduce superannuation tax concessions to the wealthy....

Financial planning

APRA reveals emerging terms and conditions changes which are likely to curb the attractiveness of superannuation group life for planning clients. ...

Superannuation

Plunging mining and bank stocks resulted in median balanced funds falling 0.4 per cent in April, the second negative return since September 2014. ...

Superannuation

The FSC urges a joint retail/industry fund policy position on superannuation taxation....

Funds management

Industry fund Cbus acknowledges it stemmed serious high balance member leakage to SMSFs via its FPA planning referrral deal....

Superannuation funds and financial services houses are lamenting the Government’s move to impose higher financial services levies....

Superannuation

Government warned that super tinkering risks hurting retirees already wounded by low interest rates....

Financial planning

The FSC has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to tighten age pension rules, saying eligibility rules were too generous. ...

The Government's announcement on age pension changes may mean people need to save more, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ...

Superannuation

ASFA has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to allow terminally ill patients who have two years left to live to allow early super access. ...

Superannuation

Terminally ill Australians who have been told they have less than two years to live will be granted access to their superannuation....

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