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Super tax receipts to reach $8bn: MYEFO

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 19 DEC 2016
... billion out to 2020. These figures formed part of the government's Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook, which confirms the Budget is still projected to return to surplus in 2020-21. Treasurer Scott Morrison said in helping the path to surplus the new ...

RI Advice launches retirement planning toolkit

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016
Addressing the needs of specialist retirement advisers, RI Advice conducted independent research to build its new retirement planning toolkit. The toolkit comprises insights from said research, client video case studies, direct mail templates and social ...

SMSFs continue hunt for information

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2016
... the statistics, the most popular topics this year included how to gain long-term returns via equities, what the federal budget means for SMSF trustees, tax and regulation, and how to diversify a portfolio in a low interest-rate environment. AMP Capital ...

NAS debuts carbon reporting service

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
NAB Asset Servicing is introducing a carbon reporting tool as risk awareness becomes an increasing priority for its clients. The Carbon Report is customisable for each client and gives details in to the "carbon intensity" of investments at a fund or ...

Link executive joins Moneysoft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 DEC 2016
Personal financial management software provider Moneysoft appointed a senior Link Group executive to its board. Following a strategic partnership between the two firms, Link's information, digital and data services chief executive Paul Gardiner is now ...

CBA partners for agribusiness pilot

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has partnered with a specialist software company in the hopes of driving adviser innovation and better collaboration in agribusiness. The partnership with Figured will see 100 CBA agribusiness clients trial Figured's ...

Bridges partners for financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
Bridges Financial Services has partnered with The Smith Family to help deliver a financial education program to disadvantaged high school students. The two-year, $300,000 partnership will help equip 4000 students from low-income families with money ...

Do super funds hold AAA rating key?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... S&P Global sovereign and public finance Ratings director Craig Michaels told the conference that talk about Australia's Budget repair and getting it back to surplus was not the main risk to its AAA rating. "While the government's public sector balance ...

Super 2.0 must deliver retirement certainty: FSC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... superannuation. Political parties need to draw a line in the sand under changes to the tax treatment of super. Take super out of the Budget cycle and link it to the five-yearly intergenerational report." Addressing the breakfast, shadow minister for ...

NAB reduces fossil fuel exposure

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... below that threshold. "NAB is the only bank of the Australian big four to have recognised the importance of the carbon budget. Acknowledging it is a key step towards turning commitments on supporting the 'less than two degrees' goal into real action," ...