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UniSuper partners to bridge financial literacy gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
In response to a gap in financial literacy highlighted in member surveys, UniSuper recently launched two education initiatives. The $58 billion fund partnered with T. Rowe Price to make its successful US program, Money Confident Kids, available to UniSuper ...

ASFA slams Grattan as 'out of touch'

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... industry needs the "opportunity for some clear air" to focus on consumer innovation and the use of technology. "Every federal budget in recent memory has included superannuation reform and this diverts the industry's energy and resources into adapting ...

SMSF investors trade during market volatility

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... There were however, signs that SMSFs took a more conservative stance on investment strategies following the 2016 Federal Budget announcement on changes to superannuation. "As investors waited to see whether the proposed changes would be legislated by ...

Spending and debt, Australia's biggest test

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2017
... re-evaluate finances and commit to making positive financial goals. "It's positive to see all age groups said creating a budget and sticking to it will help them achieve a better financial outcome in 2017. Once the festive season is behind you, it's ...

Suncorp fined for consumer credit breach

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... and don't cause disruption to customers." "A change in repayments can have a significant effect on a consumer's household budget and consumers need to be given time to prepare for that impact. The law demands that lenders keep their customers informed," ...

A$ drop brings good cheers

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2016
... only a few weeks ago reported a 0.5% contraction in the third quarter, eroding consumer and business confidence, a bigger budget deficit (that threatened its AAA-credit rating) and all that negative jazz. Not surprisingly, the Australian dollar has dropped ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
... significant player in the industry." 2. $500,000 non-concessional cap scratched The Federal Government reworked its 2016 Budget measures on superannuation to drop the $500,000 lifetime non-concessional cap and alter several other policies. In September ...

Whistleblower protections under microscope

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
... whistleblower protections in the corporate, public and not-for-profit sectors. O'Dwyer said the review supports a 2016-17 Budget proposal to introduce new arrangements that better protect tax whistleblowers as part of a government commitment to tackling ...

MYEFO: Surplus of promises

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
Beam me up Scotty! That's the underlying message from Australian Federal Treasurer Scott Morrison's Budget update where the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) report showed the budget deficit beamed up by a cumulative A$10.3 billion over the ...

Link completes AustralianSuper transition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... have been successfully transitioned by Link Group onto its aaspire administration platform. Ahead of schedule and under budget, the transition is Link's ninth in the past 14 months and brings the total of individual super member records transitioned ...