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A winding back of the superannuation surcharge has emerged as the most likely superannuation initiative to be included in the Federal Budget to be handed down by Treasure...

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 federal government will act on its promise to make administering super guarantee payments easier for employers next Monday by launching a new streamlined electronic p...

Superannuation

Sydney people looking for a comfortable retirement are facing a tougher environment than they were 12 months ago, according to the latest Westpac/ Association of Superann...

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Federal Government that legislation exempting employers from reporting quarterly to employees on their...

Financial planning

The Government’s proposed fee disclosure regulations have been defeated in the Senate, with the Australian Labor Party’s motion to disallow the draft rules passed with th...

Financial planning

The big superannuation fund covering Commonwealth public servants, ComSuper has moved to significantly upgrade the skills of its staff by appointing the Association of Su...

Financial planning

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has picked up where it left off prior to the Federal Election and is back on the lobby trail appealing for the re-ins...

Financial planning

The Federal Election may be over but the Assistant Treasurer Mal Brough has indicated he has no intention of relaxing his approach to the Federal Opposition’s superannuat...

Financial planning

Investors could be exposing themselves to higher levels of risk and jeopardising their retirement savings by failing to monitor their fixed income investment strategies a...

Superannuation

The average superannuation balance at retirement of females has been found to be about half that of males, according to a new survey by the Association of Superannuation ...

Financial planning

A SIGNIFICANT cultural shift is underway in our attitudes towards retirement....

Superannuation

Financial planners are being invited to help bridge the retirement savings gap faced by many ageing Australians and educate them as to the reality, in terms of reasonable...

Superannuation

So you think there is nothing to vote for at the upcoming federal election? If you are a financial planner, think again, writes Rebecca Evans....

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