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Less tax appeal for high income earners in super

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... $25,000," Cormann said. "So Labor's suggestion that somehow higher income earners do not pay more tax on higher super savings is just not accurate."

Financial Standard launches SelectingSuper iPad app

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAR 2012
... at your fingertips through the SelectingSuper iPad app means more people can make informed decisions about their super savings." The app is available for free from the App store. Look under "SelectingSuper" or click this link http://itunes.apple.com/ ...

Australian Ethical builds adviser products

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2012
... them. These changes will make our super fund far more marketable." Australian Ethical manages the investments and super savings for over 18,000 individuals, trusts, companies and organisations.

Super accounts on path for consolidation: Shorten

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012
... owners' active accounts. "This reform will reunite many Australians with lost and inactive super - bolstering their super savings and meaning they can enjoy a more secure and independent retirement," said Shorten. "It will also reduce the red tape burden ...

Commissioner urges action on super savings

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2012
With women predicted to live to the average age of 95, Susan Ryan AO, Age Discrimination Commissioner spoke with super funds yesterday about the role they can play to protect ageing Australians. Speaking at Women in Super event, Ryan said superannuation ...

ASFA gets behind phoenix reforms

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2011
... putting a small amount away over the long-term and benefiting from compound interest. "The level of an individual's super savings at retirement is affected whenever there is a break in contributions. "We support any move to close down activity undertaken ...

Super strategy needed for retirees

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011
... enough, with a new approach to superannuation and changing income needs required to address a lack of understanding in super savings options, said an advice firm. According to Michael Hutton, wealth management partner at HLB Mann Judd Sydney, retirees ...

ASFA calls for rethink on contribution caps

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011
... contribution caps that took place in July 2009 were not targeted appropriately and were harmful to people with insufficient super savings attempting to play catch-up later in life. This includes women re-entering the workforce and people looking to ramp ...

PM Gillard: super to support economic stability

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... economy. The Prime Minister also spoke of Monday's Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms in relation to the super savings of Australians and said it should not be about industry or retail funds, but what is best for the consumer. "It doesn't matter ...

FOFA divides on commission

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
... aggregate national savings by billions of dollars. "The deduction of advice fees and commissions from Australian's super savings - where no advice is provided - is an unconscionable and unsustainable feature of our compulsory super system," said David ...