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Superannuation

Challenger has announced its Challenger Retirement Fund is the first super fund in Australia to sign up to a SuperStream rollover gateway....

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Financial planning

Following "somewhat ambiguous" statements on grandfathering in Consultation Paper 189, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is set to release an up...

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Superannuation

Daniel Butler and Nathan Papson note that changing an existing non-reversionary defined benefit pension to be reversionary may give rise to certain issues....

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Policy & Regulation

Treasury officials point to looming announcement on grandfathering rules – but claim original design was too “liberal”....

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Superannuation

ASFA’s pre-Budget submission questions underlying Treasury assumptions being used to justify altering super taxes....

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Superannuation

Coalition meets with senior industry figures and extends its commitments on super policy. ...

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Superannuation

The FPA, in its Treasury submission, has said the Government needs to immediately increase the super contributions cap and implement a longer-term financial plan....

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Superannuation

Government needs to assess the age pension to ensure it is sustainable, according to the FSC....

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Superannuation

Government needs to be chained to a set of systemic super principles to stop both sides from constantly changing the rules, according to Sunsuper’s Tony Lally....

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Superannuation

Superannuation funds will be exempt from tax on pension stream assets for deceased estates under draft regulations released by the Federal Government to amend income tax ...

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Superannuation

In a draft exposure for self-managed super funds (SMSF) related party transfers, the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has urged Treasury to conside...

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People & Products

Steve Gibbs has been appointed chairman of Australian Ethical Investments following André Morony's decision to stand down....

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Superannuation

The Government has clarified taxation on pension streams for deceased estates in draft regulations released yesterday....

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Financial planning

Demand for finance and accounting professionals in the financial services industry is expected to remain subdued over the first quarter of 2013, according to the 'Robert ...

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Financial planning

While the ultimate shape of FOFA might depend on who wins the next Federal election, financial planners will have a busy year ahead nevertheless, writes the FPA’s Dante D...

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