RETIREMENT SAVINGS

Superannuation

The Government should amend the tax system to help Australians build their retirement savings, Financial Planning Association (FPA) chief executive Mark Rantall has said ...

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Editorial

David Glen proposes a number of points that the life insurance industry can address during the upcoming Tax Summit - including tax incentives for life policies outside of...

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Superannuation

A significant proportion of industry fund members would be interested in further advice about their superannuation, even though less than one in five members surveyed cur...

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Financial planning

One in five Baby Boomers still expect to help their adult-children buy their first home, a RaboDirect survey has found. ...

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Superannuation

The writing is on the wall that more responsibility will fall on individuals to fund their own retirement. The need for better post-retirement solutions to deal with long...

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Superannuation

Real estate agents providing advice regarding borrowing within SMSFs to purchase property are on dangerous ground....

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Financial planning

The AFA's grassroots campaign to lobby politicians over their concerns relating to the Governments FOFA reforms is working, according to the AFA....

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Superannuation

Declining home ownership rates highlight the importance of Australians taking action to boost their retirement savings sooner, according to REST Industry Super....

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Financial planning

Low-cost, simple financial advice should be incorporated into MySuper and the costs bundled along with overall superannuation costs, according to Mercer....

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Superannuation

The financial services industry needs to shift focus away from accumulation to decumulation thinking if it is to adequately meet the needs of those entering retirement....

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Superannuation

Continuous tinkering with the rules relating to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and superannuation in general is causing serious concerns for advisers and inflicting dra...

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Superannuation

Continuous tinkering with the rules relating to self-managed super funds (SMSFs) and superannuation in general is causing serious concerns for advisers and inflicting dra...

Editorial

Few Australians would endorse investing in human misery but, as Azhar Abidi writes, investors need to be conscious of precisely where their money is being directed....

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Financial planning

Investors' caution about market risk and their continuing preference for cash expose them to even more risks, according to Australian Unity investments head of retail Cam...

Superannuation

Retirement financial advice will soon be under scrutiny by ASIC, with the announcement that the regulator will resume its shadow shopping survey this year....

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