SUPERANNUATION

Financial planning

Assuming the Budget's asset test changes pass through the Senate advisers and their clients will have until 2017 to change their strategy, if their account-based pension ...

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Superannuation

The States are adding costs to deferred lifetime annuities by imposing ambiguous and uncertain stamp duty rules....

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Superannuation

Australia’s largest industry fund has added its voice to calls to limit super tax concessions to eliminate scope for estate planning....

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Policy & Regulation

To help restore the Budget, provide greater tax certainty, and improve the country’s economic competitiveness a key tax measure has passed through the Parliament....

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Superannuation

Industry fund body, AIST, tells Government strategies are utilising SMSFs, wraps and SMAs to indefinitely postpone the payment of CGT....

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Superannuation

Planned changes to the Age Pension could see wealthy Australians gain significantly more Government support than middle income earners, the AIST believes....

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Superannuation

The latest superannuation return data confirms industry funds have seen their performance edge eroded amid the equities-led recovery from the GFC....

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Financial planning

Taxation in and around super should be left alone with adjustments made to personal tax rates for retirees more likely to stimulate growth, claims the SMSF Association....

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Superannuation

Changes to the age pension has seniors rethinking their assets as their deemed income may now push them over the threshold to receive the seniors health card....

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Superannuation

The Federal Government has been warned against tinkering with the super tax concessions in a way which would undermine the purpose of super....

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Superannuation

Challenger enters alliance with administrator AAS to deliver annuity products to major super funds....

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Superannuation

Queensland industry fund QSuper launched an online financial advice tool, and an online dashboard, indicating a shift into financial advice....

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Superannuation

Uncertainty around superannuation is driving small business owners towards SMSFs with their use climbing over the past three years among that group. ...

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Superannuation

SuperRatings numbers show responsible investments in sustainable super funds remain competitive with mainstream options. ...

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Superannuation

Publicly-listed superannuation, insurance and investment company, Diversa, appears to have turned its back on an acquisition proposal from Equity Trustees....

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