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New Australian National University modelling around the superannuation guarantee has raised serious questions about its equity, particularly with respect to low income ea...
Superannuation
The Government would be well-advised focusing on Age Pension taper rates rather than superannuation within its upcoming retirement incomes review, according to Australian...
Financial planning
Advisers would do well to assume worst-case scenario outcomes when it comes to extending the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority deadlines, according to weal...
Features
Experts believe retirement income products need to be flexible, certain, and help retirees with their spending. But it is clear the development of these products continue...
Superannuation
A rate of 15 to 20 per cent SG would be needed to provide most people with full independence of the Age Pension, Rice Warner believes....
Superannuation
New research has confirmed that Government changes to the rules are making it harder for people to accumulate more than $2 million in their superannuation accounts....
Financial planning
The Institute of Public Accountants has advocated an advisory role for accountants flowing from the Government’s promised review of the retirement income system....
Superannuation
Industry funds body, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has marked down both the Labor Party and the Coalition for failing to address the Age Pension tap...
Superannuation
The Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg has unveiled key tweaks to superannuation policy – allowing those aged 65 and 66 to make voluntary contributions without the work t...
Policy & Regulation
The Coalition Government is reforming genuine redundancy and early retirement scheme payments as part of its promise to deliver lower taxes....
Policy & Regulation
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Tim Wilson, will this Friday publicly compare the positions of WAM and ACOSS on Labor’s proposed franking di...
Superannuation
New analysis from Rice Warner has suggested that the removal of volume-based adviser fees would challenge superannuation just as much as it would challenge planning firms...
Financial planning
People receiving financial advice are going to be better placed to deal with any move by a future Labor Government to remove refundable franking credits, according to the...
Superannuation
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has joined the dissent against the Grattan Institute’s retirement report, labelling it “an unprecedented attack on th...
Policy & Regulation
An independent study has shown that the Age Pension application process is a deeply complex and frustrating experience for many older Australians....
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...