While it is widely known that the expenses of retirees aged 70 are well above the full age pension, expenses for those aged over 90 still far exceed allowances from the G...
New research from ASFA reveals the cost of a comfortable retirement has increased....
The proposed lifting of the tax-free threshold for low-income earners has implications for super....
Retirees looking to lead a comfortable lifestyle will now need almost $700 extra per year....
Superannuation trustees have not given consumers in default funds the returns they are entitled to expect, according to chair of the Stronger Super Peak Consultative Grou...
Regulated superannuation funds are increasingly being seen as a 'honey pot' and should largely be excluded from the Government's proposed compensation levy system, accord...
A Government proposal to allow a tax rebate on super contributions for low-income workers has received a warm welcome....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has supported a standardised examination process for advisers....
The Federal Government has taken the advice of industry associations and lifted the maximum levy amount from $500,000 to $750,000 to ensure fairer distribution....
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has pointed out that the first steps towards MySuper are already imposing higher costs....
Retirees looking to lead a comfortable lifestyle will now need to spend $53,879 a year, up 0.3 per cent over the December quarter, according to the Association of Superan...
Super and accounting bodies have applauded the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC's) guidelines on art and collectibles in self-managed super funds....
SMSFs a greater AML/CTF risk, claims ASFA submission....
ASFA has dumped soft compulsion and is arguing that lifting the super guarantee (SG) to 12 per cent outstrips the Henry Tax Review benefits....
Superannuation funds looking to merge have been urged to push the issue of continuing capital gains tax relief for merged funds with the Government, in light of the actua...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...