SUPERANNUATION

Superannuation

Superannuation funds want the regulators to tell them how they actually spent the millions of dollars in financial services supervisory levies....

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Financial planning

Wealth management firm Integral Private Wealth has been established by long time Westpac financial adviser, David Simon....

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Superannuation

Australians in their 60s will face a financially tough future if the Government goes ahead with its plan to increase the pension age to 70, research reveals....

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Financial planning

Financial advice is crucial to helping superannuation fund members and funds need to be transparent about the cost....

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The ATO has been told to work with stakeholders, including industry funds, to overcome employer superannuation guarantee non-compliance....

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Superannuation

ISA claims inequitable tax policy on super favours high income earners and will lead to shortfalls in retirement income....

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Superannuation

Self-managed super fund trustees are finding it hard to pick their investments despite 44 per cent of them making all investment decisions for their fund....

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Superannuation

Australian super funds have warned planners to avoid shifting UK pensions into Australian schemes to avoid triggering massive tax bills....

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Superannuation

Assistant Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg points to imminent announcement on more flexible account-based pension draw-down regime....

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Funds management

Australia’s retail fund market is continuing to report significant growth in funds under management, with the retirement incomes segment leading the way....

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Superannuation

Australian retirees are being reassured that the Government will not be "raiding their savings" as part of any changes to superannuation. ...

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The Centre for International Finance and Regulation has urged a review of the sole purpose test to ensure it remains relevant. ...

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Superannuation

Small businesses are using unpaid super and GST/PAYG to fund their working capital gaps, resulting in losses for employees and taxpayers, a mid-tier accounting firm said....

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Superannuation

ASFA calls for closing out super as an estate planning device by reducing non-concessional caps and applying a higher rate of tax to those with very high account balances...

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Superannuation

Accountants have been urged to ignore the vested interest hype around limited licensing and to follow the counsel of the major accounting bodies. ...

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