The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper

READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 1151 - 1160 of 2470 results for "Budget"

Modest rise in retirement living costs: ASFA

DARREN SNYDER | WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015

... taxation of superannuation. "We should not mortgage the future living standards of retirees in order to deal with short term budget challenges of governments," Vamos said. The most significant price rises in the September quarter contributing to an increase ...

Aussies don't want gift of super this Christmas

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2015

... the cost of raising a family is an important factor. The summer season is a particularly expensive time - with additional budget pressures such as Christmas presents for the kids and extended family, as well as budgeting for school holiday activities ...

ISA launches super tax plan

DARREN SNYDER | MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015

... tax review is a golden opportunity to set the system up for the future but warned it shouldn't be a quest for short term budget savings. "There is the capacity to make the system worse unless changes are carefully thought through," Whiteley said. "The ...

Former NSW politician joins Media Super

DARREN SNYDER | FRIDAY, 11 DEC 2015

Former New South Wales deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt has joined Media Super as an independent director. Tebbutt retired from NSW parliament earlier this year and said she was looking forward to bringing her skills, knowledge and experience to the Media ...

No change to super tax subsidy measure

ALEX DUNNIN | FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015

... issued its report into its review of the Tax Expenditures Statement (TES) that tries to measure the cost to the Commonwealth Budget of tax concessions by taxpayers. Superannuation lobby groups aligned to the wealth management sector have long argued ...

Australians more reluctant to seek professional advice

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015

A global survey shows that Australians are twice as likely to turn to family and friends for financial information as they are to seek advice from a professional. The survey was conducted by global research firm GfK on behalf of the Financial Planning ...

Super tax breaks review could save $6.6bn: Grattan

LAURA MILLAN | WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015

Better targeting of superannuation contributions tax breaks could save the budget $3.9 billion a year and increasing taxes on superannuation earnings of retirees could raise another $2.7 billion, Grattan Institute research shows. "The current system ...

Super lifetime cap could increase budget costs: Budget Office

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 23 NOV 2015

Placing a lifetime cap on voluntary superannuation contributions could actually end up costing more money to the budget, a report by the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) commissioned by the Greens found. The Greens commissioned the report in light ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG | WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015

... Tuesday. Firstly, how is it that people are confused about super's purpose? Simply, it is there to protect our long term budget position against increasing health, and pension costs and to provide a better standard of living in retirement than the aged ...

Oil price fall forces sovereign funds to switch gears

LAURA MILLAN | MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015

... senior vice president Elena Duggar said. "As a result, we expect increasing use of sovereign wealth fund assets to finance budget deficits and support domestic economies." She added that low oil prices are prompting some wealth funds to shift to more ...

PAGE:

116

Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI

Apostle Funds Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

Videos

Brought to you by

The market has changed. The opportunity hasn't.

SMILE through retirement - tackling the top 5 (Sequencing, Market, Inflation, Longevity, Emotion) retirements risks

Maintaining a fundamental focus in a world obsessed with the short term

Global economic outlook and the case for local currency emerging market debt: Resilience, risk, and opportunity

Follow the leaders

Strength amid noise

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

MORE VIDEOS

Products

'Guide To' Series

Pocket investment guides featuring adviser case studies and a glossary.

MORE INFO

Publisher's Forum

Investing trends and strategies from the industry’s thought leaders.

MORE INFO

Product Showcases

Putting the spotlight on investment products that matter.

MORE INFO

Expert Feed

Christian Mueller-Glissmann

Head of Asset Allocation Research

Goldman Sachs

When geopolitics becomes a portfolio risk

Geopolitics is back - again - and Australian investors can no longer treat it as distant background noise.

READ MORE

Tania Milnes

General Manager Membership

Financial Advice Association Australia

Does association membership still matter?

With all the changes the advice sector has experienced in recent years, such as regulatory reform and increased education and professional standards ...

READ MORE

Effie Dimitropoulos

Chief executive

AUDD

Digital assets and where they stand in 2026

So far in 2026 digital assets have captured the headlines largely for the wrong reasons, but that doesn't tell the full story.

READ MORE

Jessica Sclafani

Global retirement strategist

T. Rowe Price

Rethinking default design in a changing market environment

The evolution underway in the US DC system highlights the value of periodically reassessing default design assumptions.

READ MORE

Industry Events

MORE INDUSTRY EVENTS

JUL

Advisers Big Day Out - Geelong

Featured Profile

MORE PROFILES

Blake Briggs

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
FINANCIAL SERVICES COUNCIL

Since becoming chief executive, Blake Briggs has renewed the Financial Services Council's influence, expanded the membership base, and strengthened its policy and advocacy credentials. Karren Vergara writes.

READ MORE