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Superannuation

More than three quarters of retirees over 55 currently receive some sort of government benefit despite an increase of those with superannuation....

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Funds management

Australia’s property market is being driven by a surge in first time investors, who view it as a way to future proof their wealth, a survey reveals....

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Funds management

More Australian investors are keen to increase their exposure to overseas assets this year compared to the same time last year, according to the Certitude Global Investin...

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Financial planning

AMP is offering grants of up to a million a year to Australians who are looking to make a mark of society, but lack the financial backing. ...

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Superannuation

The Australian Taxation Office has issued a reminder that employers need to increase the compulsory minimum superannuation payments on behalf of employees from July 1....

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Life/Risk

Life insurer TAL declared it now provides “almost 100 per cent” equal pay for both male and female employees through its organisation....

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Financial planning

Recent policy changes have made preparation – and the role of planners – more critical than ever in the post-retirement space. However, even for planners, it’s not an eas...

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Superannuation

Customers are most satisfied with the financial performance self-managed super funds, compared to industry or retail funds, Roy Morgan data showed....

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Superannuation

The latest data by Chant West showed double digit returns for super fund members of around 13 per cent to 30 June....

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Superannuation

Superannuation balances enjoyed double digit returns for the second year in a row, with the median superannuation balanced option closing the financial year with a 12.6 p...

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Financial planning

Henderson Global Investors will increase its assets under management in the US by 50 per cent through its US$130 million acquisition of Geneva Capital Management....

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Life/Risk

There has been a jump in appetite for life insurance among Australians, particularly among generation X, TAL research showed. ...

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Superannuation

Self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) are beginning to appeal to a much younger demographic, Australian Tax Office (ATO) data shows. ...

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Financial planning

Businesses in the Australian financial services and insurance sector are among the countries top users of IT, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. ...

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Financial planning

The financial services sector is dragging its feet when it comes to online business transactions, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) said....

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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 ...

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Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones, has provided further information about the second tranche of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) reforms....

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One licensee has lost 27 advisers in the past week, now sitting at zero, according to the latest Wealth Data figures....

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