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Financial planning

The superannuation industry has deemed the Federal Government’s decision to exempt employers from issuing quarterly superannuation contribution statements a massive blow ...

Financial planning

The Government has introduced new rules to reduce effective tax rates on ETPs. KEVIN SMITH examines the changes....

Superannuation

Super splitting laws were supposed to make life easier for divorcing clients – but as Nabil Wahhab reports, when they are reviewed in conjunction with binding death nomin...

Financial planning

Super funds should increase employer awareness of the obligations they’ll face when the new quarterly superannuation guarantee contribution (SGC) regime is introduced on ...

Superannuation

When the Federal Government announced that from July 1, 2001, superannuation assets were to be exempted from the social security income and assets tests from age 55 until...

Financial planning

Van Eyk Research has one a contract to act as the asset consultant over $6.7 billion worth of funds managed by Zurich Financial Services....

Financial planning

Industry super funds and financial planners are not supposed to mix. But that could change if Frances Magill, the chief executive of the South Australian based Statewide ...

Financial planning

Coles Myer has decided to outsource its 14,700 member superannuation fund to the Mercer Superannuation Trust, while incumbent investment adviser InTech Financial Services...

Superannuation

A number of self managed superannuation funds (SMSF) may be slugged by the Australia Tax Office (ATO) after it issued two Interpretive Decisions which target payment of d...

Financial planning

Gearing has become a little too popular recently for DOMINIC McCORMICK, who says the reasons for its growth are not always in the interests of the client....

Financial planning

THE FEDERAL Government has succumbed to concerted industry pressure and agreed to amend the tax laws to remove an anomaly that threatened to ‘double-count’ people’s super...

Financial planning

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has welcomed yesterday’s introduction of super choice legislation into the federal parliament, which will result in unlimited sup...

Superannuation

Boutique funds management house Hunter Hall is preparing to launch a new ethical superannuation fund in an attempt to capitalise on the growing popularity of its series o...

Superannuation

Public offer superannuation has long been considered within the realm of retail financial services and packaged alongside a raft of other financial services and advice in...

Financial planning

The Clemenger Superannuation Plan has awarded Frank Russell’s Implemented Consulting Service a $40 million superannuation mandate, becoming the latest superannuation fund...

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