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PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
He holds one of the first doctorates of superannuation in Australia and has developed some of the country's most innovative retirement ideas and products. Darren Snyder discovers what really drives industry veteran and Mercer senior partner David Knox. ...

RBA envy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2016
It's May! Time to go away! Somehow I think the Australian equity market didn't get this memo. Like a thumb - not the sore one but the one in the OK sign - the All Ordinaries index stuck out with a 0.8% gain in the first week of May while most others ...

Shorten attacks government's retro super changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2016
Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten used his budget reply speech last night to label the government's superannuation changes as "retrospective" and reaffirm Labor's election policy on the $2 trillion industry. On Tuesday the government announced ...

Labor supports tax cuts

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2016
Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen has said Labor will support tax cuts for small business and the government's move to address income tax bracket creep. The Labor front bencher said his party would support tax cut for small businesses from 28.5% down to ...

EQT chair to stay on despite plans to depart

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2016
Equity Trustees has announced that its board has requested its current chair to stand for re-election, despite his previously announced plans to stand down at the next AGM. As a result, Tony Killen will submit himself for re-election at the AGM on October ...

Boomers surprisingly open to fair super tax changes

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
Contrary to the consensus view that older Australians are tired with super policy tinkering, a new survey of predominantly baby boomers shows that people are open to changes to the rules that promote fairness and contribute to the system's overall sustainability. ...

Down, down prices are down

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2016
We interrupt normal programming to bring you Australia's shock inflation news. The A$ dropped to as low as US$0.7572 overnight, a 2.3% depreciation from the previous day's close of US$0.7749 after yesterday's CPI report increased the probability that ...

Govt change could spell more severe LIF bill: FPA

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
A change in government could impact the severity of the recently lapsed Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016, according to Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA) chief executive officer Dante De Gori. ...

All super funds should have independent chair: research

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
New research shows superannuation executives are still divided over views on board independence yet academics persist all funds be required to appoint an independent chair. Following its initial paper on the contentious issue, the Centre for International ...

Commissions survive as life remuneration bill flatlines

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
The Corporations Amendment (Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements) Bill 2016 has lapsed due to prorogation, leaving the future of risk adviser remuneration unclear. The reforms in the bill banning volume-based payments, capping commissions and implementing ...