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Super funds in pole position for expanded advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
Superannuation funds will have a leg up over life insurers and banks once the federal government implements its proposal to expand financial advice. This is according to industry experts who say that super funds are in good stead to bolster the availability ...

ESSSuper welcomes strategy lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
ESSSuper, the fund for emergency services and Victorian government employees, has hired a former UniSuper staffer as head of strategy and insights. Rosalyn deVries is taking up a senior leadership position that will be pivotal in shaping the asset owner's ...

How will Division 296 Tax impact farmers?

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... values have seen members that previously wouldn't have been impacted face risks of this tax in the future." The federal government intends to reduce the concessions available to individuals with superannuation balances that exceed $3 million with its ...

New caps can increase super contributions: SMSFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
The changes in concessional and non-concessional contributions caps announced today could mean that some Australians can have additional disposable income to contribute to superannuation, according to the SMSF Association. From 1 July 2024, the standard ...

Super tax is a 'wealth tax': Taylor

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... was a key component of the original practice legislated in 1993, and it will remain critical under a future coalition government and to support choice individual flexibility and simplicity of regulation for Australians who choose to utilise it."

Teals will push for super tax indexation: Burgess

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 22 FEB 2024
... the numbers." He said some members of the Senate crossbench told the association they wouldn't normally reject government views, explaining they instead propose amendments to improve the Bill. "Having said that, we are aware, having spoken to [Teal ...

Younger Aussies embracing SMSFs, guidance needed

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... establish an SMSF. "One of the big detractors for young people considering an SMSF is fear of legislative change and government intervention," she said. "So, advisers working to educate and help alleviate some of those concerns should work out strategies ...

SMSFA reappoints Hay-Bartlem as chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... work to promote the professionalism and integrity of the sector, while staying actively involved in discussions with government, stakeholders, regulators and policy makers," he said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the 2024 SMSF Association ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... own SMSF. Farrar highlighted the critical role advisers play in members' retirement journey particularly as the government expands super fund advice. "Advisers are the ones who members have trusted to take them on [the] right journey and in some ...

Aussies do not underspend in retirement, say super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... SMC said its research "busts the longstanding myth that retirees are not spending their super." As such, it called on government to swiftly consult and legislate the retirement and super components of the Quality of Advice Review reform package before ...