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Financial planning

As part of its effort to adequately educate employers on choice of fund, the Federal Government has started the mammoth task of dishing out a print version of its officia...

Superannuation

Last June the corporate watchdog went on the attack in the Apple Isle. As most people have probably heard by now, their victim, Hobart based adviser and authorised repres...

Financial planning

The Federal Government’s multi-million dollar advertising campaign on superannuation choice has failed to arouse consumers, adding to fears that few will be prepared to c...

Financial planning

A Parliamentary Committee will investigate the adequacy of superannuation savings for people aged under 40, following a reference form the Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough...

Superannuation

Just over a year after the Treasurer, Peter Costello outlined the Government’s landmark retirement incomes policy, the Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough has released the re...

Financial planning

One of the industry standards which will make the transition to choice of fund easier for employers has been launched by the Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough....

Financial planning

The Assistant Treasurer, Mal Brough has told the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds being held in Hobart that industry funds are not being discriminated against by ...

Financial planning

The Federal Government will move to override state laws in order to give employees on state based employment awards the option to choose their own superannuation fund....

Financial planning

Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has rebuffed suggestions by the Federal Opposition that superannuation savings should be used to finance infrastructure developments....

Financial planning

A new financial literacy training program was launched in Melbourne today with the unveiling of Money for Life – Money 101....

Financial planning

The Federal Government has topped up the retirement savings of low to middle income earners by $244 million in the 19 months since the introduction of the superannuation ...

Financial planning

The Federal Government is seeking feedback from the financial services industry following the release today of three proposals to address concerns over its methods for en...

Financial planning

Minister for revenue and assistant treasurer Mal Brough has sought to reassure employers that they will not be unnecessarily burdened by choice of fund requirements, incl...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has announced that it will hold another round of industry consultation on choice of fund, after new draft regulations outlining the implementation ...

Financial planning

The Federal Government has formed a new advisory committee to assist the Australian Taxation Office in devising an education campaign ahead of the implementation of the c...

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