SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

Aussies will need to boost their super savings if they do not want to ditch their pets at retirement, according to ASFA....

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Superannuation

An estimated 63 per cent of the 3.1 million LISTO beneficiaries will be women, according to ASFA....

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Editorial

Peter Bobbin points to the ‘alternative facts’ being peddled by the Australian Taxation Office with respect to the 2016 Federal Budget changes to superannuation....

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Features

Financial advisers will need to consider whether their client’s current strategy will still be optimal after the concessional contribution changes come into effect, Craig...

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Tools & guides

David Barrett looks at what financial advisers need to understand now that the TTR changes come into place....

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Financial planning

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been asked whether unions are giving unlicensed advice when they urge employers towards the use of particular sup...

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Features

The Government has moved further to facilitate the development of post-retirement products but, as Hope William-Smith reports, the provision of good advice will remain th...

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Superannuation

Bank-owned retail super funds were disguising sales techniques as choice when it came to super to bamboozle customers but choice did not equate to robust performance, ISA...

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Superannuation

Housing affordability has serious implications for metro-based retirees, according to Milliman’s report....

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Superannuation

The SMSF Association has today announced the appointment of Robyn FitzRoy to its board of directors effective immediately....

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Editorial

The Government’s 2017 Budget changes to financial services may have been modest but Mike Taylor writes that they will come at considerable cost....

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Superannuation

Poor disclosure across the choice sector makes it virtually impossible for the average consumer to compare products, AIST believes....

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Financial planning

The ATO has extended the lodgement date of SMSF returns thanks to feedback from professional and industry representatives....

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Superannuation

Australian super funds continue to invest far more in deposits and less in bonds than their counterparts abroad, according to Spectrum Asset Management....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government will use super as a tax-effective conduit for people to save for a home deposit. ...

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