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Kelly+Partners to build Melbourne presence

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2018
Kelly+Partners will open a Melbourne office in July and has appointed two people to lead its private wealth and accounting businesses there. The Melbourne office will be located at 333 Collins Street. The chartered accounting division will be led by ...

Keybridge outraged at latest Molopo transaction

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2018
Keybridge Capital said its "concerns have now turned to outrage" as Molopo Energy, in which it has a 20% ownership stake, revealed another US$23 million transaction in an asset the manager considers worthless. This transaction with Drawbridge Energy ...

Morrison sharpens blockchain, AI agenda

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Australia's open banking, blockchain and emerging fintech sector received a funding boost in last night's Budget, a move the Treasurer said will increase competition and create new jobs. Treasurer Scott Morrison said the funding boost will build on ...

Retirement income rules boost annuities: Challenger

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
Challenger said the new requirement for superannuation trustees to include comprehensive income products for retirement (CIPRs) will boost outcomes for retirees in blended annuity portfolios. As per the changes in the Budget, the new means test rules ...

What the 2018 Budget means for you

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
More changes to Australia's $2.6 trillion superannuation system, additional funding to the nation's financial services regulators, personal tax cuts and additional pensioner benefits are the major talking points of Budget 2018. The 2018 Budget is arguably ...

Application fees increase for tax advisers

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Increased funding for the Tax Practitioners Board will be offset by an increase in application fees for tax practitioners, including financial advisers. The Government said it would provide $20.1 million over four years from 2018-19 so as to assist ...

Baby boomers receive $259 million, pension work bonus lifted

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Working baby boomers who also receive age pensions will now be able to earn up to $300 a fortnight before the Government starts to trim their pension payments. The 2018 Budget initiative formed part of Treasurer Scott Morrison's $258.6 million baby ...

Royal Commission sees increased ASIC, APRA funding

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
Both ASIC and APRA will receive additional payments from the Government in light of the financial services Royal Commission. ASIC will receive $10.6 million over two years from 2017-18 and APRA will receive $2.7 million in 2018-19. The Government said ...

Government to ban default life insurance in super

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Federal Government will mandate that superannuation funds no longer have opt-out life insurance arrangements for members under 25 and those with low balances. Budget papers said this was being done as a means of "protecting Australians' retirement ...

Budget paves way for retirement income framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
The Federal Government will accelerate the development of retirement income products and means testing could come as early as 1 July 2019. In Tuesday night's Budget, the Government said it will introduce a retirement income covenant that will require ...