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Financial planning

Contributing to superannuation is looking less attractive for high income earners following the tax changes in this year's Federal Budget, according to Tupicoffs adviser ...

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Editorial

If, as is being widely speculated, the Federal Government uses the Federal Budget to once again alter the tax setting around Australia’s superannuation system, the ALP wi...

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Superannuation

Industry super funds argue for retention of awards in default superannuation funds because they sometimes deliver more than the minimum....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds must ensure they are 'fiduciaries first and marketers second', according to Superannuation Complaints Tribunal chair Jocelyn Furlan....

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Superannuation

The Government needs to take a more demographic-centric approach to superannuation policy by adopting a soft-compulsion system for persons under the age of 40, according ...

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Superannuation

The Government has no reasons based on equity to alter the taxation arrangements applying to superannuation, according to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Austr...

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Superannuation

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for a soft compulsion approach to superannuation contributions for younger Australians with compulsory contributions and hi...

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Financial planning

A study commissioned by the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees has emphasised the damaging effect that taking a career break has on women's superannuation ba...

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Superannuation

The superannuation guarantee will gradually increase from 9 per cent to 12 per cent over the next seven years, following the passage of the Minerals Resource Rent Tax thr...

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OnePath’s technical team takes a look at the superannuation guarantee increase and finds the more things change the more they stay the same....

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Superannuation

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia has warned the Government not to tinker with the superannuation tax settings....

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Policy & Regulation

The cost of further superannuation tax concessions is inaccurate and based on outdated data, according to new ASFA research....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government needs to consider what impact any changes to Australia's superannuation regime will have on various sectors of the community, according to Institut...

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Superannuation

Provisio is arguing that backward-looking superannuation analyses are selling fund members short....

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Policy & Regulation

The number of Australians receiving financial advice will double under the FOFA reforms while the number of advisers will remain stable, according to research commissione...

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