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Pensions and other income support payments will increase on March 20 through indexation, benefiting around four million Australians, the Government announced....
Financial planning
The FSU has called on the Government to rein in debt-pushing, suggesting one way this could be done is by separating bank workers’ salaries from sales targets....
Financial planning
Research commissioned by Lifewise has illustrated the impact of underinsurance on both families and government expenditure....
Financial planning
The Financial Services Working Group is close to finalising the streamlined disclosure documentation attaching to margin loans, superannuation and managed investment sche...
Financial planning
Janine Mace takes a look at the Australian equities market and finds the future looks good for investors, as long as they tread wisely. ...
Financial planning
Equities markets provide opportunities for some, but not all, in 2010 says Bob van Munster....
Policy & Regulation
New Mercer research undermines suggestions that the superannuation tax concessions are skewed towards the more highly paid....
Financial planning
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is highly unlikely to complete its promised return to shadow shopping in the financial planning industry in the curre...
Financial planning
The Henry Review is unlikely to recommend raising the superannuation guarantee and super concessions may see a decrease, said KPMG director of superannuation and pension ...
Financial planning
The Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, Chris Bowen, confirms moves to streamline long-term superannuation disclosure requirements....
Editorial
Bryan Ashenden explains the significance of last year's changes to superannuation's concessional contributions cap....
Superannuation
Macquarie Adviser Services technical expert David Shirlow points to superannuation "policy weakness" in a session with Financial Services Minister Chris Bowen....
Financial planning
ING Australia has warned the Cooper Review against pursuing restrictive and anti-competitive practices by maintaining choice of fund and appropriate adviser remuneration....
Editorial
The Rudd Government’s initial response to the latest intergenerational report was, to say the least, both predictable and disappointing, writes Mike Taylor. ...
Editorial
Philip La Greca examines the possible impact that the outcomes of the forthcoming government reviews will have on superannuation and, in particular, SMSFs....
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